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Step Up Your Safety Game: The Critical Role of Safestep™ EPZ Grounding Grates in Powerline Safety

On July 16, 2024 | By The YAK ACCESS TEAM

When it comes to the safety of your construction crew, ensuring that the right safeguards are in place is a must—whether it involves personal safety gear or additional site safety protection. This is especially relevant for powerline projects. From hard hats to site-specific precautions, each safety measure plays a crucial role in worker protection. Join us as we explore why EPZ grounding grates are a necessity for powerline safety. We’ll talk about their importance, regulations, and benefits, and clear up some misconceptions. Discover how grounding grates can step up your safety game and protect everyone on-site.

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HOW TO EASILY TRACK MAT DELIVERIES WITH YAK TRAK

On January 16, 2024 | By The YAK ACCESS TEAM

Construction project management comes with a lot of unknowns, but the more you can reduce them, the better able you are to plan. The beginning of a project is the perfect place to start—you can’t get to work until access mats have been delivered. Streamlining mat delivery with modern solutions allows you to optimize crew schedules around delivery times and keep your site preparation plan on track. Using the YAK TRAK app gives you the visibility you need to manage site preparation for your next construction project. It’s as simple as opening the app to find out when mats have been picked up, how many are in the delivery, and what types of mats are in the order.

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How to Estimate the Cost of Site Preparation for Your Next Project

On November 30, 2023 | By The YAK ACCESS TEAM

We have bad news for you: There is no stock formula for accurately determining site preparation costs for construction, power, and solar projects. Unique site conditions, project requirements, and local regulations are all contributing factors to the overall cost of site access. Unfortunately, the site access costs from your last project don’t translate to the next. The terrain could be wildly different, there might be protected species, or the temporary road could need to be a different length. If you can’t copy and paste from your last project, or if you have never dealt with site preparation, how do you estimate the costs? We have good news! You don’t have to do it on your own. The YAK ACCESS team has decades of experience with site access solutions across a broad range of industries and locations, so you can rely on our deep knowledge to get a quality proposal to incorporate into your overall project budget.

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EPZ Grounding Grates Keep Ground Crews Safe

On November 1, 2023 | By The YAK ACCESS TEAM

ELECTROCUTION IS A LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG CONSTRUCTION WORKER FATALITIES, ACCOUNTING FOR 8.5% OF TOTAL FATALITIES IN 2018. The primary cause of death over 50% of these fatalities was contact with live electrical equipment and wiring. Even though overhead electrical work has long held consistent standards, safety protocols for ground crews on de-energized sites are often more ad-hoc and improvisational, which means increased risk for workers.

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Building Your Construction Safety Plan for Power Line Maintenance and Rebuilds

On October 2, 2023 | By The YAK ACCESS TEAM

Construction safety plans are essential for all projects that involve heavy equipment, vehicles, and other potential hazards that could impact workers and anybody else on the site. When you include power lines in the mix, it adds another layer of safety considerations for your plan. Although you’ll need to adapt to the unique needs of every project, we have gathered some of the basics to guide you in developing a construction safety plan for power line maintenance and rebuilds.

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How to Follow Industry Standards for Your Equipotential Zone

On August 16, 2023 | By The YAK ACCESS TEAM

Power line workers face a range of potential safety hazards, including tripping, falling, and experiencing electric shocks. Taking steps to mitigate these hazards is not only required by regulators, but also the right thing to do. Unfortunately, some of the methods often employed at power line sites don’t always provide sufficient protection.

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Why Safety Is Essential for Power Line Construction Projects

On April 19, 2023 | By The YAK ACCESS TEAM

A commitment to safety protocols when working on overhead power lines is essential for the safety of everybody on site.

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Understanding the Importance of EPZ Grounding for Power Line Safety

On July 13, 2022 | By The YAK ACCESS TEAM

When working around electrical utility lines or transmission equipment, there is a risk that it will become reenergized. To combat this risk, OSHA requires that an equipotential zone (EPZ) be created at worksites where differences in electric potential are a possibility. To do this, a temporary grounding solution, such as EPZ grounding mats, must be identified and implemented.

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How to Overcome Challenges in Powerline Construction Projects on Protected Land

On March 2, 2022 | By The YAK ACCESS TEAM

Environmental regulations are often put in place to protect wildlife, plantlife, and surrounding habitats. What happens when these protections intersect with powerline construction projects? Keeping powerlines operational requires occasional access for maintenance and repairs. When the only right of way is through protected land, utility companies need viable solutions that provide safe access and minimize the environmental impact at the same time.

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