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From observing the sequence of events when someone is injured or killed while contravening rules you can always look to supervision.
If the company culture is to turn a blind eye to rule violations,...

Belting and unbelting is our lot in life since the new regs. came in over 30 years ago. Normally Canada follows the US by sometimes 5-10 years. It seems that we have been a leader in this area.
Some...

There are standards on how far a person can fall before the fall protection system being used has to stop the descent. I'm not sure what it is but it's somewhere around 18-24 inches.
All you have to...

Before you go too far locking the cab how would you put out a distress call on the two way? Cell phones weren't around when I was involved but it would be so easy to leave it in the cab on the other...

Back in 1972 I was working for New England Power Service Company out of Westborough, Mass.
There was a 345,000 volt line being built near Westborough and the end of the year was approaching. The...

Sounds like your accident prone.
We have a rediculous show on TV in Canada, "Canada's worst drivers".
Perhaps you could start a TV show, "World's worse linemen". Imagine that ,your name in lights...

Has anyone heard of the Pole Choker by Jelco.
I know it's manufactured in Quebec and that would turn many off but it was researched to the hilt and $100,000's of dollars poured into it.
I believe...

I had to chuckle to myself when I read your post. It sounds like,"Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who is the fairest of them all".
You tarred everybody with the same brush. My, it must be nice to think...

I realize that I may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer, however, I do have a lot of pride in our trade and believe that linemen who are commited to this trade are above the ordinary run of the...

Every difference in potential has the potential to kill. An inbalance across a broken neutral is likely more lethal than a phase conductor.
Only because too many linemen see a neutral as not being...

I was talking with my sources about what happened and everything is under wraps as the investigation proceeds.
The MOL has gotten involved. Unfortunately they usually have little to contribute...

If you can truly think that time isn't an issue because your getting paid by the hour you haven't been working under the pressure of a supervisor for a contactor, (and some utilities).
Regardless of...

If anyone is familiar with my posts and feelings about falling accidents then you know that I believe in fall protection from the ground up and back down. 100% of the time, no exceptions.
That's a...

That's similar to this one.
A guy was injured at work and was taking time off to recover. To the company it seemed too long so they ordered him back to work.
He came back and the very day he...

There has been lots of good discussion on this topic of EPZ.
First of all it seems to me that the victim was walking along beside the conductor and fell onto it. he seems to have had no intention to...

I don't really feel qualified to comment on dielectric testing of a diving board but would like to raise a couple of questions.
Obviously there is two types of testing required, structural and...

Steven Covey just passed away, he has written numerous books that are known around the world. Especially, 'The 7 habits of highly effective people'.
His death reminded me of a poem that I always...

Your exacty correct about a rule that says don't do this or do that.
They are ALL based on trying to prevent a recurrence of the root cause of a work related accident. Yet people continue to expose...

As Lewy said the only reason to wear rubber gloves after grounding is because another circuit is within reaching distance.
I dare say that this approach to safety was made by someone who has become...

Here's one for you to chew on.
How many times I've heard that rubber gloves are so uncomfortable and that's why they don't want to wear them even when it's a rule violation.
My response was always,...

There are numerous methods of finding cracks.
Visual. That's the last one you want because 95% of the pins aren't able to be seen and if you see a crack it's severe already.
Magna-Flux. That's when...

It's true that you need a paper trail on someone before the axe falls. I believe this is fair because the person could have had a lapse of judgement, pressure by the lead hand, intimidation by peers...

Well said! Lots of safety people are linemen who have some ailment or physical limitation.
They have to put food on the table like anyone else.
Why not stay attached to the trade they know .I'd...

Interesting that you call safety people SAFETY AHOLES, that means that you are lumping every safety person on the plant into that category.
That's a too broard and mindless characterization for me....

So sorry for him and his family.
I trust that we're talking about a bucket that parted from the boom. We all know that wearing fall protection is a must and is the law, so what happened?
His...