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I Safety and Training 2014 saw MMUA's homegrown programs thrive; our partnership with the League of Minnesota Cit j ies and its Insurance Trust blossom in a number --- of areas; and our staff play an integral part in the �-0. �t . development and teaching of many offerings from .1 ! the American Public Power Association (APPA). I Lineworkers Rodeo r. + ii MMUA's involvement with the APPA Linework `F��± 'i_t r ` ers Rodeo has grown steadily over recent years. . The rodeo is where public power lineworkers come together from all over the United States to demon- '; - strate their skill and knowledge. Yom` MMUA and its members sent approximately 50 individuals to the rodeo April 4-5 in Edmond, Okla. MMUA Director of Training and Safety Mike Wil- The Edmond, Oklahoma Public Power Lineworkers Ro- letts was lead person for rodeo training sessions. deo site. Approximately 50 Minnesotans attended this Regional safety coordinators Bruce Westergaard event. Planning for building the Shakopee site, which and Marc Machacek also served as instructors. will be used in 2016, commenced in 2014. Minnesota is scheduled to host the event on April 2, Job Training and Safety program 2016, along with Shakopee Public Utilities (SPU), The federal Occupational Safety and Health Ad- at the Canterbury Park in Shakopee. Planning ministration in April released a 1,607 page rule moved to a detailed level Sept. 30, as MMUA called (1910.269 Subpart V) revising its workplace safety a meeting, at SPU, of interested utilities. Teams be- standards for workers performing electric power gan to form to coordinate construction of the facili- generation, transmission and distribution work. ties for each event and many people volunteered for No one utility could hope to digest this rule on its other various tasks. own, but working together, through the MMUA Job Training and Safety program, each utility received the necessary compliance assistance. -- MMUA's Willetts had a thorough understanding, as past chair of the APPA Safety Committee and current chair of the APPA Safety Manual Revision Task Force. The task force is incorporating the new regulations into the APPA Safety Manual. ,rt The JTS electric program, represented by a strong JP lineup of experienced electric utility and safety professionals, played the lead role in education and training to comply with the new rule. This past year marked the fourth year of a multi year train t ing plan, in large part designed to keep members ahead of the OSHA changes. + '� .: Safety Management program MMUA Regional Safety Coordinator Marc Machacek With 11 regional safety coordinators dedicated to presented at a number of state and national confer- this work full time, and another on a partial basis, ences in 2014. this program is MMUA's largest in terms of budget and staff. By 2014 this program—which provides a 10-2014 Year in Review 91