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Understanding, Selecting and Caring for FR/AR Clothing

When the original version of the OSHA 29 CFR 1910.269 standard was published in the 1990s, flame-resistant (FR) and arc-rated (AR) clothing weren’t even mentioned. The dangers associated with electric arcs were known at the time, but the standard only required that an employer not allow an employee to wear clothing that, when exposed to flames or electric arcs, could increase the extent of injury sustained by the employee.

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Organizational Safety Roles and Responsibilities
Organizational Safety Roles and Responsibilities
Safety personnel are not the only individuals responsible for safety in an organization. Executive management, operations management and workers also have roles to play in establishing and maintaining a safe working environment.However, specific role...
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Understanding, Selecting and Caring for FR/AR Clothing
Understanding, Selecting and Caring for FR/AR Clothing
When the original version of the OSHA 29 CFR 1910.269 standard was published in the 1990s, flame-resistant (FR) and arc-rated (AR) clothing weren’t even mentioned. The dangers associated with electric arcs were known at the time, but the standard onl...
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Five Essentials of Successful Safety Programs
Five Essentials of Successful Safety Programs
Recently my teammates and I were given the opportunity to evaluate the safety programs of a cross-section of contractors conducting potentially hazardous work for a large utility. It was our goal to help those contractors identify the vulnerabilities...
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Exploring Human Judgment and Its Impact on Safety
Exploring Human Judgment and Its Impact on Safety
As a human being, you depend on your own good judgment and the good judgment of others in everything you do. For example, in order to avoid an accident, you depend on your good judgment and driving skill as well as those of the driver in the car appr...
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Using Simulators to Standardize Utility Operator Training
Using Simulators to Standardize Utility Operator Training
The Missouri Valley Line Constructors Apprenticeship and Training Program has supplied a steady stream of qualified workers to the electrical industry of the American Midwest since the mid-1960s.Operating out of seven locations in Iowa, Minnesota, Mi...
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Feedback and Accountability in the Disciplinary Process
Feedback and Accountability in the Disciplinary Process
Disciplining employees is always a tough task to handle, so it’s not surprising that many leaders and employees have a fear of the disciplinary process. However, discipline is a necessary part of business. That’s because sometimes, despite people’s b...
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Strength and Conditioning Strategies to Prepare the Next-Generation Utility Worker
Strength and Conditioning Strategies to Prepare the Next-Generation Utility Worker
Apprenticeships in the utility and construction fields often serve as a transition point for individuals from sedentary or light work to heavy or very heavy jobs. As more individuals seek jobs in the trades, many may have little to no experience with...
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Overcoming Conflict on the Right-of-Way
Overcoming Conflict on the Right-of-Way
A news helicopter circled overhead as the two ambulances left the job site. The deputy sheriff looked at the superintendent and said, “Tell me again, how did this happen?” The superintendent removed his safety glasses with a sigh as he surveyed the d...
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The Hard Hat Celebrates 100 Years
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When you think of people who have changed our lives with their inventions, you may think about Thomas Edison and his lightbulb or Alexander Graham Bell and his telephone. Not many of us would think to include Edward W. Bullard on that list, but 100 y...
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