First Place
Ladder stickers
A great idea to make field workers think twice, and keep them safe, is to put a bright sticker on the second-to-top step of a ladder reading “suspended” and one on the top step reading “terminated.”
—Kevin Marshall
San Marcos, Calif.
Simplify the wire
New is very often well-forgotten old. Wire spools usually take a lot of space. My idea is simple, costs almost nothing and doesn’t take much space in a truck. Just use two pieces of scrap wood or plywood and one or two EMT pipes to keep your spools of wire organized.
—Arkadiy Svist
Mountain View, Calif.
Idea Igniter
PRIZES FOR PRO TIPSShare ideas that have saved you time or money on the job with readers of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. Your fellow electrical professionals would like to hear about them. Be sure to include a good photo of your idea if you can; hand-drawn sketches may be hard to interpret. Note that some similar ideas are sometimes submitted by more than one person. In these cases, the one that is more clearly written and includes a photo is given precedence. Each published author in Pro Tips receives a $50 Lowe’s gift card. In addition, the first-place winner will receive a $100 Lowe’s gift card. Use the online submission tool at www.ecmag.com/protips to send your tip and photo, or email it to [email protected] or send a letter and photo to Pro Tips Editor, ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR, 3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1100, Bethesda, MD 20814-5372. DISCLAIMER: The ideas presented in this article are for consideration only. Neither ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR nor Lowe’s, Inc. assumes any liability from your use of these or any other ideas. |
