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JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026 Archive

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Layer by Layer: Leveraging FR Clothing Systems for Hazard Protection and Comfort

| Brad Sipe |
Layering flame-resistant (FR) clothing has long been a best practice among industrial athletes. In addition to providing critical hazard protection, this tried-and-true strategy enhances user comfort by enabling industrial athletes to add or remove clothing layers as their activity level or the weather changes. Base, middle and outer FR layers are equally important. Each serves […]
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Cable Identification and Cutting Safety for Medium-Voltage Splicers

| Mark Savage | ,
A medium-voltage underground splicer’s ability to safely and correctly identify, test and cut cable is more than part of their job; it is a survival skill. These splicers must be trained to make their first cut remotely – every time – whether performing routine maintenance or responding to an emergency, even when the cable has […]
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Overcoming Safety’s Blind Spot

| William N. Martin, CUSP, NRP, RN, DIMM | ,
“If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.” -Sir Ken Robinson Innately curious and hardwired to seek order, humans often grasp onto the latest ideas and inventions that help us satisfy our need to understand the world around us. Don’t believe me? Consider geocentricism, or the now-obsolete belief that […]
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Mental Preparation for Safer Work

| Tom Cohenno, Ed.D., CSP, CUSP, NBC-HWC | ,
Author’s Note: The first part of this five-part series (see https://incident-prevention.com/blog/when-the-system-isnt-enough-how-to-create-personal-motivation-that-saves-lives/) explored the notion of accepting 100% accountability for our safety at work. This article addresses mental preparation to reduce risk of serious injuries and fatalities. Part three will cover spiritual health, with a focus on clarifying and leveraging our own deeply held beliefs. ***** […]
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Batteries and the Hazard Communication Standard

| Gina Vanderlin, CSP, CHMM, CIT, CUSP | ,
Batteries have become a critical component of electric utility operations. Once limited to backup power in substations and control rooms, energy storage now drives innovation across the grid. As use of batteries increases, so does the responsibility to manage the unique chemical and physical hazards they introduce. Understanding how battery systems are governed under OSHA […]
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What’s Your Bucket IQ?

| Jim Vaughn, CUSP |
I know a lot about buckets, but it wasn’t until after I hung up my tools that I learned much of what I’m going to share with you in this article. Background I was lucky to work as a lineman when I did. The buckets we used at Florida Power & Light through the 1970s […]
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‘Can I Be the Leader?’

| Danny Raines, CUSP |
Leadership continues to be a critical area of focus for utility safety and operations professionals. In my own career at Georgia Power, “Can I be the leader?” was a question I often asked myself and my employer. Now, in this installment of “Voice of Experience,” I am going to discuss the opportunities I was afforded […]
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Utility Safety Question & Answers

January-February 2026 Q&A

| Jim Vaughn, CUSP |
Q: We recently did some contract work in a manhole with live primary cables running through it. During an audit, the client’s safety team cited us for failure to have our manhole workers tied off to rescue lines. We had a tripod up and a winch ready for the three workers. What did we miss? […]
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‘I Am a Good Putter’: What Golf Teaches Us About Safety Success

| David McPeak, CUSP, CIT, CHST, CSP, CSSM |
During my trip to Glendale, Arizona, for the most recent iP Utility Safety Conference & Expo, I received the single greatest piece of golf instruction I have ever heard. Now I want to share it with you, particularly as it relates to safety. But first, you may be wondering how I obtained such outstanding advice […]
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