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MDPC Legislative Update
Governor Barbour signed HB1353 into law on March 17. The author of HB1353 is Representative Tyrone Ellis, District 38 and the House Public Utilities Chairman. The new bill goes into effect January 1, 2010. Some of the changes are: 1. Introducing and defining positive response. Positive response information system or “PRIS” means an automated information [...]
Me and Dillard, Volume III, Issue II
Winter was winding down! Green grass and old robin redbreast hopping around catching worms announced better days ahead. And one of the things that it meant was, warm enough to sit on the front porch, hear great stories and watch all the critters scurrying to and fro. After all these years, I can still close [...]
It’s all about who wants to know you
“Hi, Jerry! It’s Jack. I met a guy that I think you should know.” That’s how the phone call started; he proceeded to tell me about this young guy that he had met. “When I was talking with him, I kept thinking of you. He’s your kind of guy!” My ears perked up. He had [...]
So much for lever pullers
by Jr. Grantham My dad taught me to be an operator, not a “lever puller.” If you were at the controls of a piece of equipment my dad owned, you were responsible for keeping it running. If I tore it up, I had to stay and fix it. As a result, I learned the value [...]
Trenching and Excavation Safety: The Importance of OSHA’s general requirements
by David Dow SURFACE ENCUMBRANCES These are described as telephone poles, trees, fire hydrants, street signs, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, and similar objects adjacent to an excavation. They should be removed or supported to ensure their stability and safeguard employees. UNDERGROUND INSTALLATIONS These include underground utilities such as sewer, gas, water, telephone and electric lines. [...]
Affordable SCADA networks offer savings and security
Aging infrastructure, new state and federal regulations, unfriendly neighbors, an aging workforce and heightened security restricting site access are costing companies more and more and negatively affecting operational excellence. As a result, pipeline managers are looking to extend their investment in SCADA networks and improve operational efficiency and keep cost in check.
Bite off more than you can chew, then chew it
Fifty had signed up. Forty would have been a success. The room exploded with almost seventy people interested in keeping Mississippi a safer place to live and work. The first of six regional meetings was held in Batesville on April 21, 2009. Everyone who had been involved in the planning of the meeting was holding their breath. Would anyone be interested and would anyone show up? The Batesville response was clearly encouraging to all who made the effort to be there.
From the Desk of Sam Johnson, Volume III, Issue II
Perhaps you’ve already noticed a change on the front cover of our magazine. We’ve changed our name from Mississippi One-Call to Mississippi 811. This was a board decision to incorporate the national 811 “call before you dig” number into our official name as a reminder of how important making that initial call is. Of course [...]
Publisher’s Perspective, Volume III, Issue II
If there is any one secret of success, it lies within the ability to get the other person’s view and see things from that person’s perspective as well as our own. Effective damage prevention is not now nor will it ever be about limiting liability when there is an incident. Effective damage prevention is infinitely [...]
Are you hiring the right person?
Hiring the right person is a real challenge, and people are looking for a “silver bullet” to ensure success. As you know, there is no silver bullet. To some degree, hiring new employees is like playing the dice game, craps … luck. Consider for a moment some of the variables that influence performance that can [...]
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