
Inspection of Wooden Poles
As we are in the midst of summer storm season, many hazards are encountered during storm restoration. One hazard that randomly reveals itself is a fall due to a wooden pole breaking under the lineman’s weight. Of course, “good” wooden poles don’t break; the area of concern is the wooden pole that has reached the […]
Safety Information Superhighway
Designing an integrated safety information system creates a platform for safety predictive modeling Picture this—an electronic employee self-service compliance system, a web-based field safety observation system and a completely integrated management access self-service electronic incident reporting system all linked together, giving your company the tools to discover trends in knowledge, behavior and accident specifics. If […]
Effective Fall Protection for Utility Workers
A review of the relevant standards and training that companies need to provide. OSHA and ANSI mandate the use of fall protection equipment and sufficient training for companies whose employees are exposed to fall hazards. Utility workers put themselves in high-risk situations when working at heights. There is no more diversified work environment than in […]
Managing Safety
There’s no magic to safety; it’s management. Just as you manage productivity, quality or any other part of your company, safety management takes planning, organizing, leading, controlling and evaluating. You or your managers will be inspecting, investigating, recording, analyzing and reporting. How you make all this happen is through a safety program that gives you […]

