By Rich Lane
The Hold the Pull safety initiative continues to visit the apprentice and pre-apprentice classes at the Livermore training center. A request for presentations for 2014 has been received from PG&E and the schedule will be reviewed by the committee next time they meet in September.
The HTP advisory committee continues to visit unit meetings throughout the Local 1245 area. Now that elections are over there is more time at meetings to talk about the safety initiatives. Hold the Pull and Control the Pressure committee members team up and have discussions with members at the unit meetings on a variety of safety subjects. Business representatives and unit chairs have been very hospitable, giving time for the safety messages. Next meeting will be San Jose on Sept. 11, followed by Bakersfield, Hinkley and Topock at the end of the year
HTP was represented at the recent PG&E Lineman’s Rodeo. The IBEW 1245 booth was very active with union members, their families and PG&E supervision stopping by for complimentary Frisbees, child’s hardhats, stickers or just to chat. I learned that Business Rep. John Mendoza literally knows everyone at PG&E! It was a lot of fun.
The Hold the Pull committee has selected April 1 to be the next safety summit for HTP safety stewards. The peer safety committees have elected not to conduct a joint summit this year, instead wishing to focus on their own groups and their needs. There has been discussion about having a joint meeting every two years instead of every year.