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The Evolution of Personal Protective Grounding: Part 2
PPG is equally as important today as it was a century ago, providing lineworkers with a critical safeguard against electrical hazards. Part 1 of this article began with discussion of the first American power systems, when lineworkers initially encountered the hazards...
The Evolution of Personal Protective Grounding: Part 1
Before safe and effective PPG methods emerged, pioneering lineworkers navigated their worksites with limited grounding knowledge, equipment and procedures. Personal protective grounding, or PPG, is arguably the most critical safety procedure affecting contemporary...
Advancing Safety Through Total Well-Being: Practical Tips and Ideas for Utility Leaders
Organizations that embrace holistic worker wellness as part of their safety strategy can move beyond compliance into the realm of cultural transformation. Over the past 50 years, the electric utility industry has developed and implemented robust engineering controls,...
Texas regulators trim, approve $2.7B CenterPoint system resiliency plan
CenterPoint’s January resiliency plan had a $5.75 billion price tag. A settlement cut the ask to $3.2 billion, and the Public Utility Commission of Texas trimmed further on Thursday. The Public Utility Commission of Texas on Thursday approved a slimmed-down version of...
North Carolina Outer Banks bracing for flooding, wind as Hurricane Erin passes by offshore
The growing size of the powerful hurricane's winds and waves will lead to significant flooding and erosion on North Carolina's Outer Banks throughout the week. The North Carolina Outer Banks and other beaches along the Atlantic coast of the United States will bear the...
Tropical Storm Erin forms, to become first Atlantic hurricane of 2025
Erin has formed in the eastern Atlantic and is forecast to be the first hurricane and first major hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season. Erin will be a long-track storm and will eye the United States next week. A tropical rainstorm in the eastern Atlantic Ocean has...