Utilities

Watertown, SD — Workers who encounter droppings from birds or pests such rodents and insects should stop work immediately, leave the area and wash any exposed skin with soap and water, a new safety resource states.

What are the best practices for implementing real-time wearable sensors in utility operations?

Watertown, SD — A new safety resource for communication tower workers uses the STCKY (stuff that can kill you) approach to help them identify high-energy hazards.

Boston — A bill that would amend Massachusetts’ “Move Over” law to include utility vehicles is advancing in the state legislature.

Watertown, SD — Workers in the communications tower industry should always call 811 before jobs that involve excavating near underground utilities, NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association stresses in a new video.

How should line workers go about setting up a bucket truck or digger derrick in wintry conditions?

Watertown, SD — Does your communications tower contractor have a written safety and health program? Does the contractor agree to always keep a competent person at the jobsite?

Never underestimate the importance of planning ahead.

San Jose, CA — A California utility provider has reached a first-of-its-kind settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency related to allegations that the company violated the Chemical Safety Board’s accidental release reporting rule.

London — Workers in the transportation and storage sectors may face an increased risk of harm from hazards related to climate change, according to a recent report from the Global Safety Evidence Centre.