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Handling brownouts in your industrial facility

August 10, 2023

Regardless of your industry, it helps to be wary of brownouts that can hamper your productivity. Facility managers in all sectors should always consider brownouts a serious concern, as they can have multiple negative impacts on operations.

5 topics to cover during daily briefings for utility workers

Restoring power is risky business

Karen Hamel

April 29, 2021

Restoring power typically means sending out crews, often in extreme weather conditions. It may also require coordinating assistance from other utility providers through mutual aid agreements.

Demos show arc flash dangers of live wires in emergency situations

June 15, 2016

National Grid representatives and first responders joined forces to learn about the potentially hazardous effects of live wires in an emergency situation.

Mass. workers used metal-tipped rods to lift overhead power lines

P. Gioioso & Sons Inc. cited for electrocution hazards

July 31, 2014

OSHA has proposed more than $70,000 in fines for Hyde Park, Mass. contractor that exposed its workers to possible electrocution from working close to energized power lines at a Cambridge work site where required safeguards were not used.

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Handling brownouts in your industrial facility

5 topics to cover during daily briefings for utility workers

Demos show arc flash dangers of live wires in emergency situations

Mass. workers used metal-tipped rods to lift overhead power lines

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