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Hand Safety - Protective Gloves

Rubber insulating gloves are among the most important articles of personal protection for electrical workers. To be effective, the gloves must incorporate high dielectric and physical strength, along with flexibility and durability. For superior performance they should meet and/or exceed the...

Human Factors on the Line: Fatigue, Complacency, and Decision Making at Height

How Real Incidents Actually Take Shape Most serious line incidents do not begin with a dramatic failure or an obvious violation of rules. They begin quietly, through a sequence of small decisions made under ordinary pressure. A grip adjusted instead of reset. A stance accepted instead of corrected....

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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...

The Mentoring Gap: How the Loss of Informal Knowledge Is Affecting Safety

For much of the trade’s history, the most important safety lessons in line work were never written down. They were learned by proximity. New linemen watched how experienced hands approached a pole, handled a tool, or reacted when conditions changed. They learned when to slow down, when to...

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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...

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

The rapid shift toward renewable energy resources (RERs) has placed significant demands on traditional power systems. To address these challenges, modern energy infrastructure is evolving into smart grids, leveraging advanced technologies like Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) to enhance grid...

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How Ontario regulation can improve electrical safety

BY BILL KHASHFE, London Hydro

According to an Ontario Electrical Safety Report, 35 percent of the province’s electrical-related fatalities in the past 10 years were attributed to power-line contact. Equipment specifications and electric utility construction plans within Ontario’s power industry, only a few decades ago, lacked regulation. Each utility developed its own policies.

Currently, the global economy has created a marketplace in which equipment is manufactured to...

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Hand Safety - Protective Gloves

Human Factors on the Line: Fatigue, Complacency, and Decision Making at Height

Safety Awareness Rules for Utilities

The Mentoring Gap: How the Loss of Informal Knowledge Is Affecting Safety

The Right Vendor Partnerships Positively Impact Line Crew Safety

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

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Since 1952 Tallman has been Setting the Standard for Linemen

What Is Step and Touch Potential and Reducing Resistance To Ground?

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Keeping the Lineman and His Work Site Safe

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OSHA 3075 Fact Sheet – Understanding Electrical Hazards in the Workplace

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

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