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

The integration of renewable energy sources (RES) into smart grid systems represents a fundamental shift in how energy is generated, managed, and consumed. This transformation is vital for modernizing energy infrastructure, enhancing grid reliability, and fostering sustainability. The shift from a...

Safety Technologies

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 worse—while on the job. Because of the dangers inherent to their job (that is, electrical safety in the field), these brave...

Utility Safety Standards

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...

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Safety Awareness Rules for Utilities

Utilities ready for Ontario health and safety awareness training BY PHILL FELTHAM, Editor-in-Chief Electricity Today Magazine The Government of Ontario has implemented new regulations that require mandatory basic occupational health and safety training. The new regulations, “Occupational Health...

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Testing Conditions and Guidelines for Personal Fall Protection Systems

1. PERSONAL FALL ARREST SYSTEMS (A) GENERAL TEST CONDITIONS Lifelines, lanyards, and deceleration devices should be attached to an anchorage and connected to the body-belt or body harness in the same manner as they would be when used to protect employees, except that lanyards should be tested...

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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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How Dangerous is Linemen Work?

Many occupations pose risks to workers, but few match the dangers that linemen face daily. Linemen play a critical role in maintaining and restoring the power grid, often working in extreme weather conditions, at significant heights, and around high-voltage electrical systems. Their work is essential to modern life, yet it comes with life-threatening hazards.

Statistics highlight the dangers of lineman work. The fatality rate for lineworkers is nearly four times higher than the national average...

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Lineman Safety

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

Electrical Safety in the Field

KEEPING PACE WITH SAFETY

Safety Awareness Rules for Utilities

Testing Conditions and Guidelines for Personal Fall Protection Systems

Electrical Lineman Safety Equipment - Tools of the Trade

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How Dangerous is Linemen Work?

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How to Prevent Struck-By and Backover Incidents

12 Tips to Protect Against Common Lineworker Safety Hazards

Obsoleting The Absence Of Voltage Test?

Lineman Safety during a Wildfire

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

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Trailer Mounted Single Reel V-Groove Carrier/Tensioner

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PatchAssure - Patching for the Field

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On-site Rubber Goods Testing Lab

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

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

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

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