Posted Jul 15, 2021
PG&E Invests Heavily in Wildfire Prevention
To protect and meet the energy needs of its 16 million customers, and also enhance its own energy systems, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is proposing a series of...
Safety
Posted Jul 15, 2021
NSC Responds to CDC’s New Workplace COVID-19 Guidelines
According to a May 2021 report from the National Safety Council (NSC), the organization “cautiously supports” the CDC’s May 2021 recommendations that fully vaccinated individuals can relax safety protocols, such...
Posted Jul 15, 2021
NSC Advances “Work to Zero” Educational Initiative
The National Safety Council (NSC), Itasca, Ill., plans to extend its “Work to Zero” initiative. Launched with a grant from the Pittsburgh-based McElhattan Foundation in January 2019, the initiative focuses...
Posted Jul 15, 2021
EEOC Updates COVID-19 Guidance
In May 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its guidance for employers, “What You Should Know about COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and other EEO Laws,”...
Posted Jul 15, 2021
Body Temperature Management: Summary of dangerous heat-related conditions
Sometimes summer’s sweltering heat can seem unbearable. Nevertheless, electricians and lineworkers still must work outdoors. That’s why it is imperative to understand the dangers of heat stress and how to...
