Employee Training/ safety

Safety is always our number one priority. There is never a situation where we will risk putting our employees in danger. Each employee who comes through our annual safety training will receive extensive coaching and practice on how to remain safe in high pressure situations. All PLC crews are proficiently trained in multiple safety procedures and practices, Including OSHA and MSHA.

We only give our employees the highest standard when it comes to equipment, our rubber gloves undergo more frequent dielectric testing than required to ensure our crews remain safe and in compliance.

All employees are subject to random drug testing. PLC has zero tolerance for drug use.

Daily Tailboard’s for each work order:

  • Hazards associated with job

  • What are the injury/illness risks associated with this job?

  • What can go wrong?

  • What actions can we take now to minimize those risks?

  • Special Precautions

  • What is the operating voltage of the lines and equipment?

  • Can there be hazardous induced voltage?

  • Are the poles or structures capable of sustaining the activities associated with the job?

  • Are employees properly dressed for the tasks being performed?

  • Are you entering an enclosed or confined space?

  • Energy Source Controls

  • Have you identified all potential sources of energy in the work zone?

  • Electrical?

  • Mechanical?

  • Stored Energy?

  • Clearances or re-closing controls off required?

  • Define the limits of de-energized work zone?

  • Personal Protective & Site Equipment.  Primary Zone Equipment

  • Vest, hard hats, safety glasses, boots, long sleeve shirts, long pants, harness, lanyard, gloves - leather & rubber, protective sleeves. Outriggers, grounds, safety cones & signs/ Primary zone: Conductors covered, gloves & sleeves worn at all times in bucket! (Cradle to Cradle)

    Emergency Procedures –
    1st: CALL 911
    2nd: Daily Objectives & Hazards for this job!
    3rd: At Each work order and/or pole #

Mandatory Safety Policy:

Cradle to cradle glove and sleeves.

  • Long Sleeve Class 3 FR clothing on jobsites

  • Safety Vest must be worn on jobsite.

  • Safety glasses must be worn on jobsite.

  • Hard hat must be worn on jobsite.

  • Lineman must always wear fall protection while climbing.

  • Must ground all trucks while working around energized lines.

  • Wheel chocks must be used at each stop point/Jobsite.

  • Seatbelt must be worn while driving.

  • Spotters must be used to back up any truck at any time.

  • Proper Signs, cones and flaggers must be property placed at each jobsite.

  • Tailboard meetings at each job site.  

Annual Safety Weekend:

Courses for all employees:

  • Red Cross- First aid, CPR & AED Pole Top Rescue

  • Bucket Rescue

  • Digger Derrick safety training

  • Flagger Certification Course

  • Fire Extinguisher Safety

  • Driver’s Safety Course

  • Hand Signals

  • Lock out Tag out

  • Ladder Safety

  • Fall Protection

  • Hand Tool Safety

  • Power Tool Safety

  • Arial Safety

  • Jobsite Safety

  • Call before you dig

  • Rope Safety-knots

  • Heat exhaustion, cool down

  • Grounding

  • Spotting