Does YOUR life and disability insurance plan have an exclusion such as this? "There will be no benefits for a disability or loss that is caused or contributed to by an act or incident of war, declared or undeclared." Employees should know where they are going and what's at stake.  Employers should advise their employees of their coverage before assigning them to duties.

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       "ENG Truck safety is a habit, not an event!" c1999 sa/ca

"The hard part about safety is when you win, you get what you started with...you never really know,
and when you lose, you're left with less...and you never really forget."  c2006   ENGsafety.com 

A truck from WESH was in an accident where the mast had unexpected performance. There are many questions about the accident. Some point towards a maintenance issue and/or service performed on the truck previous to the accident. More details will be published here or in the ENG Safety Newsletter. In the meantime: Who services your truck? Who tests your truck after service? Do you test the safety devices on your truck periodically? Monthly perhaps? These days, as many stations are using their photographers for live truck operation, there is not time or, in many cases, the technical knowledge to perform operations and safety device tests. Stations are reminded that these trucks are VERY special in construction and equipment integration. Details regarding proper operation and maintenance are not typically within the knowledgebase of general mechanics who may be proficient with the trucks, but not the specific systems, such as the mast and associated safety devices. Get guidelines for maintanance and testing from the company that integrated your vehicle and perform the proper maintenance and tests of safety devices monthly!

Make moments to stay safe!     The folks in Atlanta had quite a lucky circumstance after the mast on their truck was left up and they drove away.  (2010)         Look at the size of the wires and support structures....of course, AFTER the accident everybody's an expert, but we all have to be experts BEFORE the truck is moved.     The old saying: "WALK AROUND, WALK AWAY, LOOK UP!!! applies here.  It WOULD have saved the day...and the truck.     It applies EVERYWHERE!   The power lines are 230kV circuit lines, in power company parlance. That means any one of the lines would bring 115,000 volts to ground if a conductor that's touching the ground, or near enough to the ground to carry and arc, would be "carrying serious heat" as they might  say in movies. (Or in news stories about almost-happened tragic incidents.)     Please make those moments to stay safe.

BEFORE YOU SET UP,

WALK  AROUND
WALK  AWAY
LOOK  UP!

(repeat it over and over again...reporters, assignment managers, producers, ALL join in.....)