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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 Technologies

The Right Vendor Partnerships Positively Impact Line Crew Safety

A variety of factors influence the safety of those who work on utility lines. Many of the items are standard and likely on everyone’s line worker safety checklist. But there’s one that may not be top-of-mind when considering how to keep linemen and linewomen safe — the influence...

Utility Safety Standards

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...

Grounding & Protection

Lightning Strikes

In Canada, lightning flashes occur about 2.34 million times a year; with the highest levels of concentration during the summer months. While most lightning on earth is ground-to-cloud, recent research has identified that the majority of lightning events to tall structures, such as wind...

Safety Best Practices

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...

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...

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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....

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Lineman Safety

FERC Approves Interconnection for Talen Energy, Amazon Data Center

The Right Vendor Partnerships Positively Impact Line Crew Safety

Benefiting from OHSMS Systems

Lightning Strikes

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

Electrical Lineman Safety Equipment - Tools of the Trade

Safety

KEEPING PACE WITH SAFETY

Lineman Safety Articles

Why Moisture-Wicking FR Layering Systems Offer Superior Protection and Comfort

Proper Inspection of Grounds and Jumpers is a Well Grounded Practice

Choosing Your Rubber Safety Gloves

How to Prevent Struck-By and Backover Incidents

Smart Grid: Shaping the Future of Energy

Fall Protection Becomes Mandatory

T&D Buyer’s Guide Companies

Safety Videos

Trailer Mounted Single Reel V-Groove Carrier/Tensioner

Safety Products

EQUIPMENT

PatchAssure - Patching for the Field

RUBBER GOODS

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Electricity Today T&D Magazine - Linemen Safety Winter 2020 Special Edition

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

OSHA 3075 Fact Sheet – Understanding Electrical Hazards in the Workplace

Advanced Sensor Technologies for Intelligent Transformers and Substations

Emergency Power for Data Centers

Deploying Distribution Management Systems

Restoring Power: The Mobile Solution

Gas Dehydration

High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Substations: Revolutionizing Long-Distance Power Transmission

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