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Grounding System Testing: Simplified Fall-Of-Potential And Step-And-Touch Voltage Testing

Verifying the functionality and integrity of a grounding system is critical to maintaining a safe workspace. Unfortunately, the tests used to achieve this goal, as…
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Virtual Power Plants (Vpp) And Smart Grids: Integrating Renewable Energy For A Sustainable Future

The rapid shift toward renewable energy resources (RERs) has placed significant demands on traditional power systems. To address these challenges, modern energy infrastructure is evolving…
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Proper Inspection of Grounds and Jumpers is a Well Grounded Practice

Taking care of your grounds and jumpers A lineman’s ground and jumper cables look and feel like they’re built to last forever, but looks can…
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Electrical Safety in the Field

Protecting utility workers using mobile technologies BY TOM OCONNOR, Panasonic Solutions for Business Nearly every lineman has heard of a colleague who has been injured—or…
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Benefiting from OHSMS Systems

How to protect workers with an occupational health and safety management  system BY IVANA STRGACIC, Strategies for the Environment Inc. Reliability (that is, keeping the…
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Why Moisture-Wicking FR Layering Systems Offer Superior Protection and Comfort

Every layer of apparel you wear on the job, matters. A layering system is designed specifically to work together, layer by layer, to keep you…
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The Guide to IEEE Utility Safety Standards

A comprehensive review of IEEE guidelines and documents BY JIM TOMASESKI, IEEE, NESC Main Committee, PAR Electric Every day, utility workers are risking their lives…
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The Near-Miss Problem: Why Utilities Collect Data but Crews Do Not Trust It

The Promise of Learning Before Someone Gets Hurt Near-miss reporting is widely promoted as a cornerstone of modern safety management. In theory, it allows organizations…
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Fighting Heat Stress With Effective Workwear

Fighting Heat Stress With Effective Workwear

In a perfect world, we could all work in weather-controlled environments where heat wouldn’t be…
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Electrical Lineman Safety Equipment - Tools of the Trade

Electrical Lineman Safety Equipment - Tools of the Trade

When working in close proximity to exposed energized equipment or working on live electrical circuits,…
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Safe Work Verified Through Data Logging Technology

Safe Work Verified Through Data Logging Technology

On Distribution, Transmission or Substation equipment, testing for presence or absence of nominal voltage is…
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ENHANCING REMOTE WORKER SAFETY

ENHANCING REMOTE WORKER SAFETY

Remote field operations present the safety organization with a myriad of challenges when it comes…
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The Hidden Risk Shift: Why Line Work Is Getting More Dangerous Even as Equipment Improves

The Hidden Risk Shift: Why Line Work Is Getting More Dangerous Even as Equipment Improves

The Paradox Facing Modern Line Work By most measurable standards, line work should be safer…
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