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This month, we’ll explore the first two aspects of the AWWA’s guidelines for best practices: Governance & Risk Management and Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery.
The Big Picture for Security
In the world of cybersecurity for utilities, the area of Governance...
It’s a classic catch-22. You need to train workers to estimate sewer overflows before they happen, but witnessing an actual SSO is the best way to learn how to contain, cleanup, estimate, and document an SSO event.
Reducing the occurrences...
SMART Response is the only mobile app that sewer crews need when responding to Sanitary Sewer Overflows to effectively:
Collect, in the field, information required by CIWQS
Transmit, in real time, information, including photos and video, to supervisors and...
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Felony Charge in Workplace Injury
In August 2013 a 61-year-old truck driver was crushed by a 35,000-pound earth mover at a large recycling plant near Los Angeles. After an...
Cybersecurity: Water Utility Security Part 8
Our series on cybersecurity for critical water infrastructure now focuses on how to ensure ongoing operation based on vendor agreements, procedures, and workflows. While...
Permit Compliance Reference Manual
Are you overwhelmed trying to keep up with the compliance requirements for environmental permits? Local, State and Federal permits usually come with complicated monitoring, recording...
Reported Benefits of In-Vehicle Monitoring Programs (IVMP)
A National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) presentation on Oil and Gas Extraction Safety and Health Research indicates some compelling statistics about...
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California Worker Deaths Rose in 2015
The findings from 2015 are in, and the news for California is unfortunate. In 2015, the state saw a double digit increase in workplace...
Let’s Work Together to Save the Pipes from the Wipes
Is there any truth in advertising at all these days? When the sticker on a box of wet wipes claims they are “flushable”, does...
SMART Response: SSO and Backup Response Documentation
SMART Response is the only mobile app that sewer crews need when responding to Sanitary Sewer Overflows to effectively:
Collect, in the field, information...
My Safety Officer: CalOSHA Compliance for Small Public Agencies
DKF Solutions Group created My Safety Officer® to address the challenges smaller cities and agencies have in staying on top of their safety program....
Safety Data Sheet Management
Du-All Safety has just introduced a new system for managing Safety Data Sheets. Online SDS management is a great way to organize and store...
Permit Compliance Reference Manual
Are you overwhelmed trying to keep up with the compliance requirements for environmental permits? Local, State and Federal permits usually come with complicated monitoring, recording...
OSHA’s Six Foot Fall Protection Rule Just Got Teeth
Fall protection continues to be an area of controversy between California’s DIOSH and federal OSHA regulators. When tougher protection rules were initially introduced decades...
DWC Announces Appointment of James Libien to Ethics Advisory Committee
Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) Acting Administrative Director George Parisotto has appointed James R. Libien to serve as a member of the Workers’ Compensation...
Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) Simulator
It’s a classic catch-22. You need to train workers to estimate sewer overflows before they happen, but witnessing an actual SSO is the best...
Fall Protection Training
Fall Protection competent person training provides the information employees need to work safely when working at height, and satisfies the training requirements in the Cal-OSHA...
