Hot weather is coming!

[djohns6]

I hate to sound negative but at my company, safety is just a word! You are responsible for wearing your hardhat, safety goggles, steel toed boots & f.r. clothing - your proper switching gear & rubber gloves or you will be sent home/suspended.

Bring to their attention problems with their equipment.............they might put a patch on it but that is about it! Most of the time they wait til it "fails in service". Then its a mad rush, we all work long hours to get it repaired & then you see every big wig come down trying to find an excuse as to why nothing was done PRIOR to failure. Its a joke.

The district I work in isn't as bad but in the city, with the underground vaults, we've had a few fatalities & serious injuries.

I was safety person the other day, we had 3 contractors in a 115kv substation. Nice guys, hard working but only one of them spoke English. Come on!! How am I suppose to keep them safe if we cannot communicate.
I guess they put in the lowest bid for the job! SAD!

I'll tell you this, the group I work with, I have never seen people take care of each other as much as these guys. I am very fortunate to work with them. Very fortunate!

" Run till failure " goes on at other companies besides yours . I know . :wink: However , around here , safety is number one . Zero tolerance . It's probably the fastest way to get fired that I know of . We make sure it works both ways though .

When we have contractors in a station , somebody else get's to babysit them . We do a job briefing with them and that's it .
Check your box for a PM . Dan

 

[K8MHZ]

If you can bring your own water here is a trick that works for me. Get a 32 ounce plastic container, like the ones that juice comes in. Fill it 2/3 full of water and put it in the freezer the night before. Next morning before work, fill it the rest of the day with water. You should have ice cold water all day long. If the ice melts early, just use more water the night before until you get the ratio correct. I was also using the thin foam packing material as insulation.

If it is real hot and you aren't working with live circuits, a trick we used as kids works well, too. Take your shirt off (cotton t-shirts work the best) and soak it with water and wring it out a little and put it back on. It's like air conditioning. You will stay cool for about 2 hours.

There are also these cool collar things I have seen people wear. They are put in the freezer and next day worn around the neck, open in the front. I don't know where to get them. Here is a link for a chem type that I have not tried yet: http://www.coolcollars.net/

One last trick that comes to mind is having a spray bottle to use as a portable mist tent. It's also great for cat control.

 

[cowboyjwc]

I've used the collar things when I'm umpiring, they work pretty well. It's good to have a few of them as they do warm up and then you can swap them out. You can get them at Wal Mart and probably any sporting goods store.