How First Responders can Avoid Electrocution in a Car-Hit-Pole Senario
It’s an unassuming evening. The weather is the clearest it’s been in weeks but inevitably your station gets a call about an accident involving a young family and an electrical pole. The dispatcher mentions leaking gasoline and downed power lines. Your unit responds...
6 Reasons Why Firefighters Are at High Risk of Getting Electrocuted
By Julianne Wendt In the name alone, it’s a no-brainer that firefighting is a high-risk job. We could all name off 5 to 10 threats firefighters face on a daily basis, but chances are, none of us would think about electricity. Regardless of our assumptions, most...
Common L.O.T.O. Mistakes and How to Prevent Them
Common L.O.T.O. Mistakes and How to Prevent Them In 2019 there were 166 injuries caused by exposure to electricity (ESFI, 2021). This number may seem relatively low when compared to the amount of people who work around electricity daily, but it is curious that...
How PPE Can Save You Thousands
How Personal Protection Equipment Can Ultimately Save You Thousands of Dollars It’s a given that nobody ever wants to see or hear about electrocution and accidents in the workplace. While there are many ways to prevent work-related accidents, a robust, ironclad...