The Hold the Pull committee is currently planning the April 1 safety stewards’ summit. The theme of the summit is “Growing an Effective Peer Program.” At this year’s summit safety stewards will be joined by eight members of IBEW Locals 77 and 125 who are in the process of developing their own peer programs. The… [Read More]

The Control the Pressure peer safety initiative for gas workers is the fastest-growing of the union’s three peer-to-peer safety groups. CTP has added eight new members since July 2013. Most of the new stewards are in their 20s and 30s and are very interested in the program, reported Rich Lane, who is the IBEW 1245… [Read More]

If you are not a teen most likely you have been driving for many years. These questions are for adults or teens who want to test their knowledge on driving statistics and rules of the road. How will you do? Try it and find out. Resource: 2013 State of California Drivers Handbook available at any… [Read More]

By Ralph Armstrong Recently the Cal-OSHA standards board held public hearing pertaining to a couple of issues found in the High Voltage Electrical Safety Orders that cover IBEW 1245 members and the employers who perform this type of work. IBEW 1245 was made aware of these changes last year, was given time to comment and… [Read More]

The following are some of the serious incidents related to electric work in 2013: An electrical troubleshooter had to have his hand and forearm amputated when on June 4, 2013 he reached into a capacitor bank enclosure and made contact with a loose 7.2kV jumper. He was not wearing rubber gloves and there were no… [Read More]

By Rich Lane IBEW 1245 will host the Utility Safety Operations Leadership Network’s Certified Utility Safety Professional training on July 22-23 at Weakley Hall in Vacaville. The nationally recognized safety network is the only credential of its kind in the field of utility safety operations. IBEW 1245 is presenting its union hall as a staging… [Read More]

By Rich Lane One of the duties of the IBEW 1245 Hold the Pull, Control the Pressure and Keep the Clearance peer to peer committees is to collect and archive incidents and events involving members throughout the year. Below are some of the significant reports collected during 2013 by Local 1245 and the peer initiative… [Read More]