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Maintaining Safety on Your Job Site with OSHA Approved Tools
Maintaining Safety on Your Job Site with OSHA Approved Tools Maintaining safety on a job site is of utmost importance for utility construction companies. Accidents and injuries can not only result in harm to employees, but they can also lead to costly fines and legal...
Benefits of Renting Specialized Tools
Benefits of Renting Specialized Tools Renting specialized tools for linemen offers numerous benefits for utility construction companies and independent contractors. One of the primary advantages is the ability to save costs on purchasing expensive equipment that may...
Hand Protection for Electrical Shock and Arc Flash Hazards
Hand protection has evolved in recent times, perhaps making the greatest advancements in the past decade. Although the primary focus of this article is hand protection for electrical shock and arc flash hazards, it also explores the multihazard protection incorporated...
Not just a ‘boondoggle’: State regulators, industrial companies push for cost effective transmission
Proactive planning, incentives and competitive solicitations can help control transmission costs, the Brattle Group’s Johannes Pfeifenberger said. With transmission costs expected to continue increasing, state utility regulators, energy consumers and transmission...
Trump taps North Dakota Gov. Burgum to run Interior, new national energy council
President-elect Donald Trump said his administration will “dramatically” increase baseload power generation, which “will reduce the cost of electrical bills that continue to skyrocket.” North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, a Republican, will run the newly formed National...
Texas PUC approves $3B Oncor system resiliency plan
Texas lawmakers authorized System Resiliency Plan filings last year and Oncor’s was the first to be approved. Regulators are also considering submissions from AEP, Texas-New Mexico Power and Entergy. The Public Utility Commission of Texas on Thursday approved Oncor...
