by Alex | Mar 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
How safe is your construction site? According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), one in five worker deaths in 2019 occurred in the field of construction. While construction job site safety is naturally your most important concern, an unsafe...
by Alex | Feb 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
By PR-Tech (Portland, Or.) The risk of a power grid cyber attack is real – and becoming a larger looming threat every day. Cybersecurity firm Dragos rates the threat to utilities, specifically toward an electric grid cyberattack, as high. In a recent report, they...
by Alex | Jan 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
By PR-Tech (Portland, Or.) Green energy, not long ago considered an emerging trend, is quickly taking over non-sustainables as an energy source of choice. Consider major projects announced in recent weeks of expanded solar programs in New York and California, along...
by Alex | Jan 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
By PR-Tech (Portland, Or.) Do you do something because you have to or because it’s the right thing to do? Take power lines, utility poles, radio towers, and other potential obstructions to aviation. Marking these would provide a safer environment for us all. However,...
by Alex | Nov 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
By PR-Tech (Portland, Or.) When we think about power line safety, the focus is often on line workers or downed power lines. The risk posed by electrocution or fire is one that utilities have developed robust safeguards for. But there are other dangers that power lines...
by Alex | Oct 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
By PR-Tech (Portland, Or.) When you think of staid, traditional industries, utilities might be the first that comes to mind. After all, power poles and lines have been part of the landscape in a similar format for decades. But there’s a dichotomy in utilities: while...
