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ETD Partnership: Enhancing Safety in the Power Line Industry

Learn about the ETD Partnership and its commitment to improving safety in the power line industry through best practices and training programs. Explore its history, goals, accomplishments, and future vision.

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ETD Partnership: Enhancing Safety in the Power Line Industry

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  1. US-EU CONFERENCE 2015September 18, 2015

  2. Executive Committee Representatives Bill Koertner President & CEO Jeff Thiede President & CEO bkoertner@myrgroup.com Founding Partnership Member jeff.thiede@mdu.com Executive Committee Chairman, 2015-2016

  3. History of the Partnership • Original signing August 20, 2004 • Original signatory contractors • Henkels & McCoy • MDU Construction Services Group, Inc. • MYR Group • Pike Electric • Quanta Services

  4. History of the Partnership • Original signatory associations • Edison Electric Institute (EEI) • International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) • National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) • Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

  5. Additional Members • InfraSource, Inc. (Later acquired by Quanta Services) • Asplundh/Utilicon • MasTec • PLH Group • Michels Power • Davis H. Elliot • The current estimation is that the Partnership members cover 75% of the ET&D power line industry

  6. The ETD Partnership Today

  7. OSHA Partnership Renewal December 2013 - December 2018

  8. Executive Team Vision • Two year look-ahead • Identify priorities and timely provide direction to Steering Committee • Pragmatic, industry pervasive best practices • Training & implementation • Updates, continuing education • Technology • Expand influence by adding companies to partnership • Continue to bring value to industry • Improve results

  9. General Partnership Goals • Analyze accident and incident data and statistics • Identify common cause factors related to: • Fatalities • Injuries and illnesses • Develop recommended Best Practices for each identified cause. • Develop Best Practice implementation strategies

  10. General Partnership Goals (cont.) • Identify training criteria for workers • Supervisors • Linemen • Apprentices • Includes training to promote industry cultural change placing value on safety and health • Develop effective methods of implementation

  11. How We’re Organized • Task Team 1: Data Analysis • David McPeak, Pike Electric • Task Team 2: Training • Ken Mahaney, Asplundh • Task Team 3: Best Practices • Kevin Watson, Pike Electric • Task Team 4: Outreach & Communication • Garrett Bush, Pike Electric

  12. Hurdles to Forming and Maintainingthe Partnership • Setting aside differences to focus on industry safety: • Competitive differences between contractors • Union vs. non-union philosophical differences • Concern that Partnership involvement could expose EEI utility members to taking some legal responsibility for the safety of contractor employees. • Neither OSHA or contractors use Partnership information against other parties in enforcement actions.

  13. Accomplishments • Cultural improvement • Consistent message • Education • Best practices • Injury rate improvements

  14. Partnership Best Practices • Administrative controls • Pre-use inspection of rubber protective equipment • Job briefings • Qualified observer • Insulate & isolate safety performance check • Cradle-to-cradle use of insulating rubber gloves & sleeves • Lock-to-lock use of insulating rubber gloves & sleeves • Rubber insulating PPE for the live line tool method on distribution lines • Safety at heights

  15. Injury Rate Results

  16. Injury Rate Results

  17. Injury Rate Results

  18. Injury Rate Results

  19. www.powerlinesafety.org

  20. THANK YOU

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