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SAFETY FOCUS

Electrical Safety Continued

There were 160 electrical fatalities in 2018. An 18% increase over the previous
year and the highest number of fatalities since 2011.

The electricity and the dangers associated with it go beyond the times you are work-
ing on it. You must also consider the electrical panels themselves. They must be in-
spected at least once a month as part of the Field Safety and Environmental Audit.

#8 Signs and Warnings: Are all of the electrical panels marked and labeled with the
appropriate signs and are clean and readable?

#16 Machine Wiring: No exposed wires on junction boxes, boxes, switches or con-
duits?

Never leave electrical panels open. They should be closed and latched at all times. The path around them must be
kept clear.

Anytime you see a electrical panel that is loose or not in the condition that it should be, you should make your su-
pervisor aware of it immediately.

In the coming weeks of the WORD we will discuss working in electrified territory, boom trucks and fork lifts work-
ing around power lines. Always remember there is zero forgiveness when you come in contact with electricity and
there are no second chances. Make good life changing decisions and follow all requirements when work-
ing on or around electricity.

Hazards are everywhere!

Look what the crew of UC1202 encoun-
tered while working in Ada, OK.
This is an Oklahoma Brown tarantula
spider, common in the southern regions
of the United States.
While tarantula are big and hairy and
give many nightmares, they are relatively
harmless to humans. There is no record-
ed deaths of a human attributed to a ta-
rantula. While painful, they say a bite
from a tarantula is similar to a bee sting.
Not sure about you, but I don’t want to
find out.

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