Vegetation Management Insights - Oct 10th, 2023
 
 
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Since ergonomic injuries are one of the leading work-related hazards, it is important to understand how ergonomics affect job tasks and how to properly complete said tasks.
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Detailed roadmap for dramatically increasing reliability through a $9 billion investment was submitted to the Michigan Public Service Commission.
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Corteva Agriscience knows that what's good for the environment is good for business. Learn how decades of results from environmental research studies indicate best practices for habitat management throughout utility rights-of-way.

The enterprise-grade, 3D network modeling technology uses AI/ML to aggregate utilities' broad spectrum of data sources into one hyper-realistic digital simulation environment.
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The Utility Arborist Association is the premier organization for individuals and companies dedicated to providing professional utility arboricultural services. Members of the UAA and their employers have a commitment to maintaining trees and other vegetation to ensure the safe and reliable distribution of energy— electric, oil and gas—to businesses...
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With new investments, PUD staff recommended a target to reduce outage to an average of 42 to 67 minutes a year time over the next five years.
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While not technically an invasive species, black nightshade is definitely a noxious weed. Read more about why it’s important to control black nightshade for utility ROW accessibility. Photo courtesy of Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org.
Lineworkers are building a next generation electrical system to increase grid resiliency and reliability.
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Research from Corteva Agriscience shows that delayed or ineffective treatments can double the cost of vegetation maintenance in future seasons. Here are three reasons why your current program may be underperforming and how to reverse the backslide.