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Top 3 Causes of Job Site Injuries (Plus 1!)
- October 1, 2021
- Posted by: lucasmarcdesign
- Category: Safety
No CommentsElectrical utility line work is dangerous. It is one of a limited number of jobs where workers simply cannot afford to have a “bad day.”
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Solo Worker Safety
- July 2, 2021
- Posted by: lucasmarcdesign
- Category: Safety
Utilities can take steps to enhance safety for their employees who work alone.
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Yet Another Blast from the Past — Evidence Preservation Redux
- April 1, 2021
- Posted by: lucasmarcdesign
- Categories: Liability, Safety
It seems that this issue of RE-marks has become a greatest hits collection, as a direct reaction to some recent events. In the case that sparked this article, a recent “notice of claim” was submitted to the program following a first report contact from the plaintiff’s attorney.
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Safe Driving Again, Again!
- April 1, 2021
- Posted by: lucasmarcdesign
- Categories: Claims, Safety
Quite often our safety articles are inspired by questions, comments, or anecdotes that arise in our consultations with you, our clients. Other times though, the subjects are raised by our program managers and insurance partners in response to claims trends seen in the group as a whole. This is one of the latter type of articles, inspired by claims trends.
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Safety Meetings
- October 1, 2020
- Posted by: lucasmarcdesign
- Category: Safety
This is a good time to re-examine the way monthly safety meetings are run.
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Cyberattacks Are On The Rise, Mirroring The Rise In Work From Home Assignments
- October 1, 2020
- Posted by: lucasmarcdesign
- Categories: Coronavirus, Safety, Security
The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have issued a formal advisory in response to the recent surge in cyberattacks, after finding a 400% increase in cyberattack reports during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Strange Days, Pandemic Fever, and Coping with Covid 19
- July 1, 2020
- Posted by: lucasmarcdesign
- Categories: Coronavirus, Safety
Everyone has been affected by this global infection, this pandemic that swept, or is still sweeping, through virtually every community in the world. So, how to talk about safety in the utility business under these circumstances?
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Medically Fragile Consumers
- April 1, 2020
- Posted by: lucasmarcdesign
- Category: Safety
In my consultation meetings with utility safety leaders around the country, the subject of medically fragile or medically dependent consumers comes up in many of the discussions.
In the light of the events currently swirling around us relative to the COVID-19 Corona virus, a disease that seems to be particularly threatening for the elderly and the medically compromised, it seems like a good time to review the issues involved in identifying these people and what can be done to assist those medically compromised consumers & family members in the event of a power outage.
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Culture is the Key to Safety!
- January 1, 2020
- Posted by: lucasmarcdesign
- Category: Safety
During visits and calls with members of this Power Program, I frequently find that our conversations about how to get good ideas off the conference room table and into the workers’ minds end up in discussions of company culture.
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Communication Towers: Inspection & Maintenance
- January 1, 2020
- Posted by: lucasmarcdesign
- Category: Safety
When visiting clients in this program, the subject of radio towers comes up regularly. Recently, a couple of our contacts have asked why we are concerned about them, especially if we don’t have the towers themselves insured.
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