Safety By Design: Evaluation and Effective Action
The previous articles in this series outlined the essential components of a strong safety management system (SMS). To achieve safety success, electric power organizations must ensure those components align with and support one another. This article – the last in the series – addresses two final topics of importance: assessing an organization’s SMS performance and […]
2025 Update: Ferroresonance Explained
Ferroresonance is a complicated issue, one that industry workers must be educated about. That’s because as the number of URD system installations grows and systems age, instances of ferroresonance increase – as do threats to worker and customer safety, equipment and service reliability. I first became acquainted with ferroresonance in the 1980s while troubleshooting a […]
Don’t Cross That Line
In this installment of “Voice of Experience,” I am going to share a safety perspective that struck a real chord with me when someone offered it during a recent meeting. My goal in passing it along during this season of reflection is to prompt readers to contemplate and continue refining their safe work practices. From […]
December 2025 Q&A
Q: Can I ground through a wave trap? A: General discussion about wave or line traps centers on their function. At operating frequency, they have extremely low impedance to any voltage at 60 Hz. Some would say that for the sake of convenience, it’s OK to ground at a switch even where there is a […]
Be the Light
“This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine, let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.” Light. We literally cannot live without it. In addition to sustaining life, light can be used in various other ways, including helping us to see clearly and sanitizing unsafe conditions. That sounds a lot like what […]