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Building a Competency Program

At Valard, our people are the core and health of our business. Without our people, we have nothing. In fact, one of our slogans is “People. First.” However, being a people company means some of our biggest challenges are created by people. Our challenges are unique, as is each person...

Grounding & Protection

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 well as the standards used to assess them, have required a specialized skillset, often leaving these tests done improperly or not at...

Utility Safety Standards

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...

Safety Technologies

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...

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...

Safety Best Practices

5 Ways to Improve Bucket-to-Ground Communication

Cranes, aerials and bucket trucks are common sights in construction zones and among maintenance crews around our cities. What better way to hoist materials to high places or to move workers closer to the task?When your crew includes an above-ground operator in a bucket or cab, they’re linked...

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Electrical Hazard Protection

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.

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Lineman Safety

Building a Competency Program

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

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

Safe Work Verified Through Data Logging Technology

FERC Approves Interconnection for Talen Energy, Amazon Data Center

5 Ways to Improve Bucket-to-Ground Communication

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Electrical Hazard Protection

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Virtual Power Plants (Vpp) And Smart Grids: Integrating Renewable Energy For A Sustainable Future

The Role of Renewable Energy in the Smart Grid: Transforming Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution

Electrical Lineman Safety Equipment - Tools of the Trade

The Right Vendor Partnerships Positively Impact Line Crew Safety

Testing Conditions and Guidelines for Personal Fall Protection Systems

KEEPING PACE WITH SAFETY

T&D Buyer’s Guide Companies

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Trailer Mounted Single Reel V-Groove Carrier/Tensioner

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Electricity Today T&D Magazine – Smart Grid & Linemen Safety Fall 2024 Issue

On-site Rubber Goods Testing Lab

Electricity Today T&D Magazine – Linemen Safety Nov&Dec 2019 Special Edition

FERC Proposes Ride-Through Standards for Renewables

Distribution Management Ecosystems

No Time For Worker Mistakes

Inside the Digital Substation Upgrade: Migrating to IEC 61850 Ed. 2.1, Process Bus, and Interoperable Testing

Condition Monitoring in an Age of Modernization How (and why) to Adapt

Grounding System Maintenance Guide

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