Utility Safety Podcast – Deep Dive – Bad Attitudes and How to Handle Them

Optimizing Arc Flash Protection: The Crucial Role of Layered Clothing

Safety By Design: A System Approach to Organizational Safety Initiatives

The Roadmap to Gaining Senior Leader Buy-In for Safety Initiatives

‘The Worst Day of My Life’
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Bad Attitudes and How to Handle Them
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Optimizing Arc Flash Protection: The Crucial Role of Layered Clothing
Safety By Design: A System Approach to Organizational Safety Initiatives
The Roadmap to Gaining Senior Leader Buy-In for Safety Initiatives

‘The Worst Day of My Life’
‘The Worst Day of My Life’
Rubber Gloves and Chronic Injuries: Are Your Workers at Risk?
To Improve On-the-Job Safety, Consistency and Continuing Education are Key
Bad Attitudes and How to Handle Them
Utility Safety in Depth – Bridging the Safety Gap – The Role of USMWF in Workplace Fatalities
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Utility Safety Podcast – Deep Dive – Bad Attitudes and How to Handle Them

Optimizing Arc Flash Protection: The Crucial Role of Layered Clothing

Safety By Design: A System Approach to Organizational Safety Initiatives

The Roadmap to Gaining Senior Leader Buy-In for Safety Initiatives

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Utility Safety Podcast – Deep Dive – Bad Attitudes and How to Handle Them
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Utility Safety Podcast – Deep Dive – Bad Attitudes and How to Handle Them

Optimizing Arc Flash Protection: The Crucial Role of Layered Clothing
Safety By Design: A System Approach to Organizational Safety Initiatives

The Roadmap to Gaining Senior Leader Buy-In for Safety Initiatives

‘The Worst Day of My Life’
Rubber Gloves and Chronic Injuries: Are Your Workers at Risk?
Utility Safety Podcast – Deep Dive – Bad Attitudes and How to Handle Them
In this episode of the iP Utility Safety Podcast, we take a deep dive into a common yet challenging workplace issue: bad attitudes. But instead of just discussing the problem, we explore proven leadership strategies to transform negativity into productivity. Drawing insights from an Incident Prevention magazine article, we uncover how effective leadership, empowerment, and strategic communication can shift workplace culture. Whether you’re in the utility industry or any team environment, these takeaways will help you lead with confidence and create a positive, high-performing team.
Read the article: https://incident-prevention.com/blog/bad-attitudes-and-how-to-handle-them/
Key Takeaways
✔ The Power of Leadership – How leaders set the tone and influence team dynamics.
✔ Circle of Control – Focusing on what you can change rather than dwelling on negativity.
✔ Turning Negativity Into Responsibility – Giving difficult employees more responsibility as a way to engage them.
✔ The Role of Positive Reinforcement – Why recognizing efforts and creating trust can transform even the toughest employees.
✔ Empowering Leadership – Strategies to inspire, rather than control, your team.
Subscribe to Incident Prevention Magazine – https://incident-prevention.com/subscribe-now/ Register for the iP Utility Safety Conference & Expo – https://utilitysafetyconference.com/ #LeadershipDevelopment #UtilitySafety #WorkplaceCulture #SafetyLeadership #TeamSuccess #IncidentPrevention #BadAttitudes
Optimizing Arc Flash Protection: The Crucial Role of Layered Clothing
- Enhanced protection. The individual arc ratings of each layer of clothing, when added together, offer a better defense against break-open and ignition scenarios than a single layer.
- Moisture management. Layered FR/AR garments improve sweat evaporation and overall comfort for the user, especially in extreme conditions.
- Temperature regulation. Layering allows workers to adapt their clothing to changing weather conditions so that they can stay warm in cold temperatures and cooler in the heat.
- Wear all FR/AR layers properly, which includes zipping jackets and tucking in shirts.
- Always wear appropriately rated FR/AR outer layers where arc flash hazards exist.
- Avoid wearing non-FR/AR outerwear over FR/AR garments.
Safety By Design: A System Approach to Organizational Safety Initiatives

The Roadmap to Gaining Senior Leader Buy-In for Safety Initiatives
- Risk tolerance: We know that different people have different levels of comfort where risk is involved. Leaders who are naturally risk-averse may more easily understand the need for safety interventions.
- Values: Leaders who strongly value protecting the well-being of others may be more inclined to prioritize safety efforts.
- Past experiences: Significant injuries and fatalities make a lasting impression. Leaders who have worked for organizations where employees were hurt or killed on the job may better understand the realities of such situations – and be more likely to show support for safety initiatives.

‘The Worst Day of My Life’
- Inspected the transformer bank, service and meter.
- Opened the customer’s main switch, isolating the wiring and pump motor.
- Replaced the blown fuse to see if the bank was OK; the fuse then blew again.
- Opened the secondary jumpers to isolate the service and meter.

Utility Safety Podcast – Deep Dive – Bad Attitudes and How to Handle Them

Optimizing Arc Flash Protection: The Crucial Role of Layered Clothing
Safety By Design: A System Approach to Organizational Safety Initiatives

The Roadmap to Gaining Senior Leader Buy-In for Safety Initiatives
Utility Safety Podcast – Deep Dive – Bad Attitudes and How to Handle Them

Optimizing Arc Flash Protection: The Crucial Role of Layered Clothing
Safety By Design: A System Approach to Organizational Safety Initiatives
