Utility Safety Podcast - Your Electric Reality - Brent Jeffries, VP of Field Operations/Safety Instructor for Bierer Meters

This podcast is about electrical safety and building a strong line crew culture.

The guest speaker, Brent Jefferies, discusses his experience training line workers and his efforts to improve safety in the industry. He has observed that there is a lack of teamwork and communication among line crews, which can lead to accidents.

They believe that line crews should be more like sports teams, where everyone has a common goal and works together to achieve it. He also believes that line workers should feel comfortable speaking up if they see something unsafe.

Here are the key points:

• Brent Jefferies trains line workers on electrical safety and tool usage.
• He observes that many crews lack teamwork and communication.
• Jefferies believes line crews should function more like sports teams.
• Line workers should feel empowered to stop work if they see something unsafe.
• The ultimate goal is for everyone to work as a linecrew/lineteam.

Reach out to Brent - brent@bierermeters.com

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