holy moly! Saint Christopher was looking out for whoever was in that rig when she rolled.
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holy moly! Saint Christopher was looking out for whoever was in that rig when she rolled.
The Incident Energy and Flash Protection Boundary can be calculated in an Arc Flash Hazard Analysis.
There are two methods:
NFPA 70E-2004, Annex D
IEEE Std 1584TM
April 03, 2014
OSHA announces final rule for electric power generation
OSHA has announced a final rule updating its standards for electric power generation, transmission, and distribution and...
Use the right tool for the job.
Check/test/install
Check your switching open points LOTO lock out tag out.
Test the tool you use to test voltage on a live source or otherwise prove testing...
PG&E worker wins $1 million in Santa Cruz wrongful termination lawsuit
By Stephen Baxter, Santa Cruz Sentinel,
Posted: 12/16/2013 10:02:18 AM PST | Updated: about 9 hours ago
SANTA CRUZ --...
Government Safety Agencies Set Regulatory Agendas
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) are moving ahead with regulatory...
Oct. 16, 2013 |
EAST AMWELL — A utility worker was fighting for his life Wednesday afternoon after being zapped by a power line on Cider Mill Road, authorities said.
The 35-year-old man was...
Posted: 10/31/2013
TAMPA - A Florida Power & Light worker came in to contact with a live line while working in a trench in Englewood Thursday morning. He was airlifted to Tampa General in serious...
Friday 11th October 2013 in News .
Braintree/Halstead: Death of power line worker is ruled an accidentBraintree/Halstead: Death of power line worker is ruled an accident
The death of an...
http://www.njatc.org/training/apprenticeship/outside.aspx
Outside Lineman
IBEW members jointly trained by the IBEW and NECA can be seen constructing transmission lines which bring power from far...
One utility worker electrocuted, one injured in Barber County
One man was electrocuted and another injured in rural Barber County on Thursday, authorities said.
Two employees of Track Utility...
Electrocuted power line worker identified
updated August 13, 2013 at 11 p.m.
http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2013/aug/13/electrocution_follow_081413_217089/?business
The identity of the...
http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/canada/archives/2013/07/20130706-083433.html
July 6th, 2013
Power-line crew injured in helicopter crash
Two people were sent to hospital when the Hughes...
Irondale worker dies while suspended from a utility pole
June 20, 2013 at 6:10 PM
Alabama
Police and rescue workers are on the scene of a death in Irondale.
A worker is suspended from a...
So there is alway a "Non-Disclosure" agreement or what's called a "Gag Order" to keep things out of the press.....
Sad but true is the fact that the lawsuit or settlemnt is worth more if the...
http:// http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/may/05/tp-funeral-mass-was-high-voltage-brotherhood-sce/
FUNERAL MASS WAS HIGH-VOLTAGE BROTHERHOOD SCE UTILITY WORKERS PAY TRIBUTE TO FALLEN BROTHER
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4yWyvGwE8g&list=UUF_I6GBflvedlKSktBj-crw&index=3
WTF
Seriously?
You guys make me feel weak or better yet you give me the strength to go on.
I climbed after my first hip replacement a couple of times just for fun. Now
with both hips replaced, a torn...
Inexperienced worker inspected powerline that caused Black Saturday bushfire, court hears Emily Portelli Herald Sun March 05, 2013 7:26PM
THE damage caused by a lightning strike to the powerline...
Over time, we all forget things. That’s why critical safety training must be repeated over and over again. In the USA, OSHA mandates that certain safety training be repeated on a regular basis. ...
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_22663644/pg-e-boosts-training-after-deaths-3-workersPosted: 02/25/2013 07:42:45 AM PST
SAN FRANCISCO -- Officials at Pacific Gas and Electric Co. are...
It was 1979, Started as a apprentice electrician 14yrs old at a High School. Greater New Bedford Vocational in Massachusetts. Seriously like it was yesterday the old crusty hard core instructor...
TX – Parents should never have to watch their kids defy death. But that’s what one Spring, Texas family is going through after their five-year-old boy and three-year-old girl were badly burned by an...
So I have always been aware of the rule 1910.269 prohibiting jewlry on electrical workers. Frig-Em you can send me home w/pay was my attitude. It's my religous right to risk my own life and keep my...