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Ben said, they did not have any change outs scheduled, so their evaluation was going to have to wait for the opportunity. So, the necessary calls were made and a few days later a couple FIBC samples showed up. Some crew members thought this would be interesting and that it might save time in the field during change outs. The brochure and vendor sales person claimed “.you can lift the transformer with the bag because of a patented self-lifting design” and it is UN rated for shipping transformers. One such product that piqued some interest from the crew that attended the show, was an FIBC bag (Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container) sold for lifting leaking transformers. They discussed the information provided on products and services and how they might help the utility. Ben said the operations manager and himself spent the better part of an hour talking with the line crew. The following Monday, the rest of the utility crew got a rundown of the events, training highlights, and products that were of interest.
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With bags of marketing giveaways, hats, brochures, catalogs and vendor promises, the crew returned home safely.
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They met up with friends and perused the rows and rows of vendor booths, chatted with sales people about their products or services with the requisite situational story swapping, and telling of tall tales. The results, he said, were as expected Members of the crews were able to see new equipment, attend some training classes and have a few good meals to boot. After over a year of lockdowns and masking, a couple days out was a welcome reprieve and a great opportunity for the crew members to see people and learn what’s “new” in the industry. During our chat he related an incident that occurred recently while one of his utility line crews was performing a transformer change out.Īs it turns out, the inception point of this incident was put in motion a few weeks back when some members of the utility crew had attended a trade show in Louisville, Kentucky. Ben is the safety compliance & loss prevention manger for a mid-western electric utility. In a recent conversation, I had the opportunity to catch up with an acquaintance of mine.
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