Error-Free Performance
Have you ever: • Driven through a stop sign without realizing it because you were deep in thought? • Lost your place while reading a book? • Gotten distracted while performing a task and ended up having to do it again? • Found yourself writing the wrong year on a check in January? • Taken […]

Analyzing Safety and Hazards on the Job
Job Safety Analysis (JSA) and Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) are often talked about as separate activities, but are actually very much the same. The basic idea is that they both involve the careful study of each job step to identify potential or existing job hazards generated by equipment, environments or employee actions. The most efficient […]
Confused About Arc Flash Compliance?
If you’re in a quandary over arc flash compliance, you’re not alone, according to Incident Prevention’s recent survey. Are you confused concerning arc flash compliance? Join the crowd of electric utility professionals who are struggling to understand arc flash implementation issues. A recent survey conducted by Incident Prevention indicated there is no standard method for […]

Introducing a New Certification Program for Utility Safety Professionals
Learn about the advantages of becoming a credentialed utility safety professional in today’s transitioning workforce. Many treacherous elements comprise the typical utility work environment: high voltage, hazardous terrain, extreme weather conditions and human beings performing unsafe tasks. The risk of this work environment can be greatly minimized if managed by competent utility safety professionals. Utility […]
How Safe Are Your Ground Grids?
Ground grids provide a fundamental safety feature in substations and should be tested periodically. Unfortunately, some are approaching 100 years old and haven’t been tested in many years. The most important and critical components of an electrical utility infrastructure are supply stations. In the early days, supply stations contained generation equipment to supply power in […]

