Archive for August, 2007
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August 30, 2007Safety Advisory Board
August 29, 2007Entergy’s substation & relay contractor Safety Advisory Board met yesterday in Jackson, Mississippi. Mark and John Ashley attended the meeting on behalf of Ashley Substation, Inc. Topics covered in the meeting were Entergy’s new scorecard system for evaluating contractor safety, EPZ grounding, fallsafe (Miller sales rep. presented new gear), Powersafe, and Job Safety Analysis.
The meeting lasted from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. A lunch was served and ASI staff returned to Arkansas to assume regular duties. Information covered during the meeting will be presented to the full ASI staff at the next monthly safety meeting.
August Safety
August 15, 2007ASI held it’s monthly safety meeting today. The meeting was held at the Dumas substation construction site. Topics covered include review of last meeting’s minutes, PPE safety, hot weather advisory, proper trailer inspection, and a review of the completed Dumas project. The casual meeting was held during a lunch of BBQ ribs. delegates Mark & J.M. were chosen to attend the upcoming SAB meeting to be held on Aug 28. Project OC Mike Webb of Entergy Arkansas, Inc. was onhand for the meeting. The date for the next company safety meeting is still undecided.
Dumas Substation Operational
August 14, 2007Yesterday, the town of Dumas brought online the new Entergy substation that was destroyed in Feb., 2007. The ribbon cutting ceremony was modest and Ashley Substation employees watched from a distance as Entergy and town officials energized the substation. ASI completed construction of the facility on schedule and will continue to offer relay support to Entergy personal in support of the project.
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