Jay Anderson is the new general manager of the Marblehead Municipal Light Department. Anderson started as technical operations manager/engineer and has been with the utility for four years. Previously, he worked for National Grid for 18 years. He has a B.S.E.E. from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell and he is a life-long resident of Lynn, Mass. He is a third-generation electric company worker.
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT
by Larry BrownellI am writing this month’s article over the Memorial Day weekend after visiting our New York classes and the New York associations that represent public power. There are many differences between our region and New York, yet there is even more synergy and commonality. As someone who grew up in Syracuse, N.Y., I can tell you that "up-staters" pride themselves on the ability to overcome adversity as much as New Englanders pride themselves on their independence.
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AROUND NEW ENGLAND
Belmont Municipal Light Department visited the third-grade students at the Daniel Butler Elementary School to talk about electrical safety and the equipment used by BMLD lineworkers.
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ASSOCIATION HAPPENINGS
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NEPPA has scheduled a General Foremen Round Table for Aug. 8, 2012 at the new NEPPA training facility in Littleton, Mass. The event will open with a tour of the new facility and will include an interactive safety summit covering the following topics: recent accidents, rubber glove testing and poletop/bucket rescue classes. This will be followed by a Q & A and open topics from participants. A video on workplace violence will be viewed, followed by discussion. Lunch will be included. The GF round table provides an opportunity for GFs to network with their counterparts in other utilities, get answers to questions and gain knowledge. The sessions are interactive and participation from attendees is strongly encouraged. Watch your mail for details.
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CALENDAR
June 6
Customer Service Conference 2012
Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass.
Don't miss out on this fantastic venue with quality speakers and a tour of the stadium. This isn't just for CS reps. It’s a team game, so bring the whole team!
June 15
Customer Service Outage Communication Roundtable
Shrewsbury Electric & Cable Operations, Shrewsbury, Mass.
June 20-21
Apprentice Lineworker Skills Assessment Rodeo
Pascoag, R.I.
Aug. 8
General Foremen Round Table
NEPPA Training Facility
Littleton, Mass.
Sept. 16-19
Annual Conference 2012
Sunday River Resort, Bethel, Maine
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EDUCATION & TRAINING UPDATE
by Steve Socoby, NEPPA Technical DirectorThis is a question that I have been asking of the line crews during a few of my recent safety meetings. "I AM!" is always the emphatic answer I get. Indeed, we are all responsible for our own safety. In light of the most recent fatal accidents here in New England and in light of a few accidents that have resulted in serious injury, I follow that question with this – "If we are ultimately responsible for our own safety, why aren’t we doing a better job?" Usually the room falls silent.
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
In a May 11 letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Jon Wellinghoff, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and ranking member on the Natural Resources Committee, voiced concern that the Commission’s transmission rate incentives are excessive.
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THE LEARNING CORNER
by Rick Dacri, Dacri Associates, LCCGood managers solve problems. That’s why we hire them. That’s how we reward them. They identify deviations from the norm, figure out what needs to be done, fix it and then look for the next problem to solve. As a result, the organization is better off – or is it?
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