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Many advances have occurred over the years that have made linework safer and more efficient. Bucket trucks, digger derricks, and cranes are perfect examples of technology that changed the game for us all. This equipment reduces the labor involved in getting to the top of a pole or structure and makes handling heavy materials a breeze. This equipment makes our work safer by reducing exposure to falls, strains/sprains, and overexertion in bad weather. This doesn’t mean safety concerns don’t still exist. We essentially shift the hazard from one exposure to another, hopefully reducing the overall risk in the process. In the safety world, we call this a substitution. ...

Safety Professionals please plan to attend the Safety Roundtable in Seattle on Sunday Oct. 8th @ 8am - 9:50am in room # 607. NFPA 70E committee members and industry experts will provide a review on the 70E 2018 edition of the standard. ​​​

Everyone would agree that we live in a different world today than when we were growing up, or if we simply compare today with just a few years ago. Technology plays a large part in this experience and the fact is that almost everyone has a cell phone, a computer or a tablet, and even if they don’t, everyone has access to the internet. That single fact makes our communication efforts today much different because we have so many options about how we connect with other people. Whatever our preferred method of communication we should make every effort to stay connected. Most of what we see and hear about connecting falls in the social category, but that ...