Safety

Linemen stay safe in the field by adhering to OSHA regulations, participating in field training programs, and wearing required fall protection and personal protective equipment.

Highlights

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Podcasts

Line Life Podcast: Spotlight on the Lineman's Rodeo Safety and Training Conference

Oct. 18, 2024
For Part 1 on our series about the International Lineman's Rodeo Week, we are kicking it off with voices from the safety and training conference.
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Podcasts

T&D Talk, Episode 4: Maximizing FR Protection for Your Field Workforce

Sept. 6, 2023
Derek Sang of Bulwark FR shares strategies for lineworkers to get maximum protection from FR clothing through proper selection, care, maintenance and use.
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Can We Improve Safety for Utility Workers?

Sept. 14, 2022
It is still chilling to realize that a person died every 111 minutes in 2020 from a work-related injury.
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Lineman's Rodeo Safety Conference Speaker Offers Free Podcast Episodes

Nov. 18, 2021
Dr. Rich Gasaway, who spoke at the safety conference two years ago, is presenting his Situational Awareness Matters show.
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Electric Utility Operations

Products Keep Linemen Hydrated on the Job

Oct. 6, 2021
The company's Drinkable PPE offers a complete hydration solution for the field workforce.
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Utility Business

PG&E’s Poppe: ‘We Don’t Want to Have to Make Choices About Which Essential Work We Do First’

Oct. 27, 2023
The utility’s leaders say regulators’ proposed general rate case decisions come up short in funding wildfire risk mitigation and other resiliency plans.
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The Z-45 SUB within its voltage range limitations does not reduce the need for proper PPE and work practices but removes workers from a path to ground, insulates the operator, reduces human error factors associated with grounding and bonding, and protects workers that violate minimum approach distances.
Substations

Increase Productivity and Safety in Substations

Oct. 20, 2023
Working in substations can be crowded as well as dangerous, but Avista Utilities workers found they could work more efficiently in an insulated lift.
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Vegetation Management

Preventing Ergonomic Injuries in Utility Vegetation Management

Oct. 2, 2023
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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Safety

Personal Voltage Detection Safety

Sept. 5, 2023
COMPASS Pro provides a unique combination of features that empower individuals and teams to respond swiftly and effectively in emergency situations.