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Safety Management

Rethinking Utility Security
Rethinking Utility Security
The names Nathan Baker, Zackary Randalls, Alex Boschert and William Froelich may not be familiar to you, but their stories are tragically important for utility workers. Nathan worked for East Mississippi Electric Power Association in Clarke County, M...
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Scenario-Based Fall Protection Solutions
Scenario-Based Fall Protection Solutions
At least once in their career, nearly every safety worker in the utility business has been – or will be – faced with the need to use fall protection in an area where there is no place to tie off. In my role as a safety technician, I work with personn...
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Three Overlooked Processes for Increasing Safe Work Practice
Three Overlooked Processes for Increasing Safe Work Practice
Have you ever seen or heard a restaurant, vehicle dealership or retailer claim, “We care little about service”? On the contrary, don’t many of these businesses – if not most – make bold claims about the quality of their services? How many, though, ta...
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Leadership Development

Overcoming the Effects of Short-Service Employees
Overcoming the Effects of Short-Service Employees
“Are you calling his family, or do you want me to?” the superintendent asked. The project safety manager replied, “I’ll call his emergency contact after I find out where the ambulance is heading. Can you call the division manager and give her an upda...
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Frontline Fundamentals: HP Principle Two: Your Crystal Ball
I have fond memories of G.I. Joe. When I was a kid, I played with the toys and watched the cartoons. I sang along with the theme song and was ready to say “knowing is half the battle” in unison with the hero at the end of each episode, after Cobra ha...
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Frontline Fundamentals: HP Principle One: People Screw Up
The first principle of human performance (HP) is that people are fallible and even the best make mistakes, or in simpler terms, people screw up. How error-prone are we? Studies vary, but for our purposes, we will use an average of five mistakes per h...
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Worksite Safety

Key Concepts of an Insulate and Isolate Program
Key Concepts of an Insulate and Isolate Program
Most utilities and contractors that perform work on energized conductors use some form of cover-up program or process. Culture plays a big part in how we currently cover for protection. When a new lineworker joins the crew, that person learns the way...
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Using Technology to Eliminate Aerial Device Overloads
Using Technology to Eliminate Aerial Device Overloads
Knowing bucket capacity and understanding how to read a jib load chart are two critical elements of aerial device operation. While both tasks are fairly straightforward, it is crucial to stay within the allowable capacity of the unit. The platform ca...
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Safety Concerns When Setting Wooden Utility Poles
Safety Concerns When Setting Wooden Utility Poles
On an invigorating and beautiful late-spring Sunday afternoon, Frank decides to take his young family for a drive in his brand-new van. Frank, his wife and their two young daughters are cruising along with a scenic view of the mountains. He is enjoyi...
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