How First Responders Can Benefit From PVDs
The term “first responders” is used to designate anyone called to be the first on the scene to respond to an emergency. Emergencies include natural disasters, accidents, and deliberate attacks, such as terrorist activities, shootings, arson, or other...
How Important Is Rapid Emergency Response?
On February 16, 1968, the first 911 call was made in Haleyville, Alabama. That call marked the advent of the 911 universal emergency call system, first proposed in 1957, that was engineered specifically to enable people anywhere in the United States to call one,...
Workplace Safety: How Much Is Risk Costing You?
Many people who work around live electrical wires and equipment all day are well-trained in safety protocols designed to protect them from electrocution and electric shock. They utilize lock-out/tag-out (LOTO) devices and procedures and personal protective equipment...
Connecting Your Workforce for Enhanced Safety
In certain types of jobs, most of the actual work takes place out in the field. This is typically the case for utility workers. Field workers play the most critical roles in the function and success of restoring power and maintaining the electrical grid for...