Lineman Safety And Protection - Electricity Today

Lineman Safety

Fall Protection

FERC Approves Interconnection for Talen Energy, Amazon Data Center

In a significant move that underscores the growing demand for reliable and sustainable energy to power the expanding digital infrastructure, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved an interconnection agreement between Talen Energy, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Exelon. This...

Grounding & Protection

Electrical Lineman Safety Equipment - Tools of the Trade

When working in close proximity to exposed energized equipment or working on live electrical circuits, it’s necessary to protect not only the equipment being worked on but also the worker. Rubber insulating gloves and insulated hand tools are vital components of a successful PPE system and...

Fall Protection

Fall Protection: The ABCs of Connecting Devices

A personal fall protection arrest system (PFAS) is comprised of three vital components: an anchorage, body wear (full-body harnesses), and a connecting device (a shock-absorbing lanyard or self-retracting lifeline). The safety of at-height workers depends on these three components, and each one...

Safety Best Practices

Keeping the Lineman and His Work Site Safe

Line-construction contractors can do their best to train the management, offer safety training and equipment and trust the foremen who are appointed to a job, but it is an inherently dangerous business. Despite all the safeguards, some new linemen say this is what some foremen tell them about...

Safety Technologies

Electrical Safety for First Responders

How Smart Grid technologies can become an electrical hazard to rescue workers Smart Grid technologies have risen to prominence in North America. Media outlets, industry experts, vendors, and utilities all echo the same positive sentiments regarding a digitized power grid. However, new...

Grounding & Protection

Tower Climbing Safety Equipment

What powerline technicians must know to stay safe BY JIM HUTTER, Capital Safety Most of modern life is powered by electrical energy, which is why transmission tower work continues to be an integral—yet extremely dangerous—part of the power distribution industry. The Occupational Safety and...

Home Safety

Safety

KEEPING PACE WITH SAFETY

Lineman Safety Standards are designed to create a safer work environment for linemen and communication workers. It is an ongoing mission for those of us who serve on the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC), so it’s worthwhile to highlight changes embodied in Part 4 of the recently released 2017 edition.

Workers may familiarize themselves with these revisions and it’s important that employers align their safety programs with the Lineman Safety Standards and changes to them....

Lineman Safety Articles

T&D Buyer’s Guide Companies

Safety Videos

Trailer Mounted Single Reel V-Groove Carrier/Tensioner

Safety Products

Safety Shared Media

Catalog

Electricity Today T&D Magazine

Lineman Safety

FERC Approves Interconnection for Talen Energy, Amazon Data Center

Electrical Lineman Safety Equipment - Tools of the Trade

Fall Protection: The ABCs of Connecting Devices

Keeping the Lineman and His Work Site Safe

Electrical Safety for First Responders

Tower Climbing Safety Equipment

Safety

KEEPING PACE WITH SAFETY

Lineman Safety Articles

Ugh, Why So Much HSE Paper?

Proper Inspection of Grounds and Jumpers is a Well Grounded Practice

The Right Vendor Partnerships Positively Impact Line Crew Safety

Since 1952 Tallman has been Setting the Standard for Linemen

Safety Awareness Rules for Utilities

5 Ways to Improve Bucket-to-Ground Communication

T&D Buyer’s Guide Companies

Safety Videos

Trailer Mounted Single Reel V-Groove Carrier/Tensioner

Safety Products

CRIMPERS

HYDRAULIC TOOLS

EQUIPMENT

Safety Shared Media

Electricity Today T&D Magazine - LINEMEN SAFETY Special Edition. 2020.

Electricity Today T&D Magazine - Linemen Safety Special Edition

Electrical Safety and Arc Flash Handbook, Vol. 4

Integrated Energy Forecasting

Writing Smart Grid Requirements

RTU and HMI Redundancy in Electrical Substations

Current Trends in Transmission and Distribution

12 Tips to Protect Against Common Lineworker Safety Hazards

The Role of Digital Twins in Substation Management and Grid Optimization

Subscription

Partner Websites