Electricity Today T&D Magazine

How to reduce dangers while providing preventive maintenance data

BY FINLEY LEDBETTER, Group CBS, Inc.

While most discussions about avoiding electrical hazards focus on personal protective equipment (PPE), utility workers have a number of ways to protect themselves and their gear, including specialized equipment and remote actuation and racking systems that eliminate—rather than reduce—electrical hazard dangers, while providing preventive maintenance data that can help avoid future catastrophes.