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12 Tips to Protect Against Common Lineworker Safety Hazards

Lineworkers face numerous risks daily, from respiratory ailments to electrical hazards. These dangers can result in severe injuries, low blood pressure, bleeding, and vomiting. However, by adhering to established safety protocols, contractors and employers can significantly reduce the likelihood of...

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Safe Work Verified Through Data Logging Technology

On Distribution, Transmission or Substation equipment, testing for presence or absence of nominal voltage is mandated specifically by OSHA rule 1910.269(n)(5) which states “Testing. The employer shall ensure that, unless a previously installed ground is present, employees test lines and...

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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 lights on) is at the forefront of electric utility business plans. Another important item that takes priority in these...

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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...

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Breaking Down OSHA's Revised Fall Protection Standards for Utility Workers

Ineffective or missing fall protection has been OSHA’s most-cited violation every year since 2011, and falls are the leading cause of death in the construction industry. Year after year, fall protection remains a key concern for employers throughout the United States. Not just that, but...

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Ugh, Why So Much HSE Paper?

With the advent of our modern health, safety and environmental systems (HSE), the requirement to produce more documents is relentless. No one feels this pressure more than our front line supervision; those individuals, who are leading our crews out in the field. Not only are they tasked with...

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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 be deceiving. They get tossed in the truck, dropped in the mud, left hanging in the rain, and generally overlooked. With everyday use, we start to take them for granted. And slowly the wear and tear adds up, compromising their mechanical and electrical reliability. That’s why the care, maintenance, and...

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12 Tips to Protect Against Common Lineworker Safety Hazards

Safe Work Verified Through Data Logging Technology

Benefiting from OHSMS Systems

Fall Protection: The ABCs of Connecting Devices

Breaking Down OSHA's Revised Fall Protection Standards for Utility Workers

Ugh, Why So Much HSE Paper?

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Proper Inspection of Grounds and Jumpers is a Well Grounded Practice

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Electricity Today T&D Magazine - Linemen Safety Special Edition

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