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JUNE-JULY 2011 Archive

Equipment: Back to Basics

| John Boyle |

In this month’s Tailgate we get back to basics and review some of the fundamental principles of crew safety when handling tools and equipment. Principle 1: Prior to usage, inspect and test all tools and equipment in accordance with your company’s approved procedures.Inspection and testing are cornerstones of worker safety. Inspect tools, equipment, ropes, knots […]

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Supervisory Skills for Crew Leaders

| Ronald J. Schenk, CUSP |

In iP’s first installment of the Supervisory Series (April 2011), we discussed how many organizations react when they are in sudden need of a crew foreman. Most have no career development plans for their lineworkers and have not taken the time to adequately prepare qualified crew members to move into a supervisory position. A quick […]

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Employee Training: How Hard Can It Be?

| Pam Tompkins, CSP, CUSP |

We all know high-quality training must take place to ensure the overall development of employees. Does having a well-trained employee mean the employee only attends a monthly safety meeting to gain training knowledge? Certainly not. Training should provide employees with a continual understanding of job task requirements, task-associated hazards and the appropriate abatement strategies for […]

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Live-Line Tool Use and Care

| Will Schnyer |

After attending a Monday morning safety meeting, a lineman is assigned the task of driving to a remote county road to measure the conductor height of an energized 115-kV transmission line. A rural farmhouse in the vicinity is scheduled to be moved and subsequently would pass directly underneath the transmission conductors. The lineman’s foreman wants […]

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