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Legends of an Ole’ Lineman: True lessons and learning for a Journeyman

By: Danny Raines, CUSP
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This book is a collection of stories from lessons learned and mistakes made as I progressed my career at Georgia Power. Applied for and was awarded a position as “Helper on line Crew immediately after graduating High School and retired after 40 years as Safety Consultant for Distribution and Transmission for GPC. After Lineman, I was awarded Crew Supervisor, Safety and Training, and finally a Safety Consultant’s position for the company. After retiring from GPC, I founded Raines Utility Safety Solutions and am currently the owner and Principal Consultant.
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  • 29 CFR 1910.269 Standard and 2014 Updates

  • Access to Medical Records

  • Aerial Lift

  • Aerial Lift Lower Control Rescue

  • Arc Rated FR Clothing

  • Arrest Reporting Policy

  • Asbestos Awareness

  • Avian Protection (Migratory Birds)

  • Battery Awareness

  • Bloodborne Pathogens Awareness

  • Cardiopulmonary Res/First Aid/AED

  • Chain Saw Safety

  • Climbing Equipment Maintenance

  • Code of Ethics

  • Commercial Motor Vehicles FMVSR

  • Confined/Enclosed Space Entry

  • Contractor Management

  • Cranes and Rigging 29 CFR 1400 CC

  • Cranes, Overhead and Gantry

  • D.O.T. Driver Files and Regulations

  • D.O.T. Hazardous Materials

  • D.O.T. Materials of Trade

  • Dielectric Fluid Spills SPCC

  • Distribution Cover Up
  • Driver Improvement

  • Drug and Alcohol Training

  • Dust Mask Training

  • Electric Utility Safety Rules: NESC

  • Electrical Safe Work Practices

  • Electronic Communication Guidelines

  • Emergency Action Plan

  • Emergency Preparedness

  • Emergency Rescue Response

  • Employee Audit

  • Excavations Competent Person

  • Explosive Actuated Hand Tools

  • Fall Protection

  • First Aid

  • Flagging

  • General Industry 10 and 30 Hour OSHA Classes

  • Grinder Safety

  • Hazardous Wastes

  • High and Low Voltage Arc Flash

  • High Voltage Safety Act

  • Hot Line Tag/One Shot Procedures

  • Hot Stick Cleaning and Maintenance

  • Human Performance

  • Inorganic Arsenic
  • Job Briefing

  • Job Safety Planning and Observation

  • Ladders

  • Lead

  • Line & Equipment Skills Course

  • Lock/Out & Tag Out/System Clearances

  • Meter Safety Work Practices

  • Personal Protective Equipment

  • Pole and Bucket Rescue

  • Portable Fire Extinguishers

  • Power Industrial Trucks

  • Pre/Post Trip Inspection

  • RF Exposure (Radiofrequency)

  • Root Cause Analysis and Accident Investigation

  • Safety Leadership Key Notes

  • Sexual Harassment

  • Slings, Rigging, Signal

  • Substation Entry

  • Supervisor Development

  • System Grounding

  • System Operations Switching

  • Truck and Equipment Retrieval

  • Underground Skills Course

iP Voice of Experience - Danny Raines, CUSP

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About the Author: Danny Raines, CUSP, safety consultant, distribution and transmission, retired from Georgia Power after 40 years of service and opened Raines Utility Safety Solutions LLC, providing compliance training, risk assessments and safety observation programs. He also is an affiliate instructor at Georgia Tech Research Center OSHA Outreach in Atlanta.
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