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person. Audits included a review of equipment, procedures and records. The audit also provided k : }0 an opportunity for member utility staff to discuss a � variety of generation-related issues with MMUA's staff expert. Sewell produced a detailed Operations &Maintenance manual for five plants. ,,,,c.- MMUA staff also conducted a number of other ,, " _ ,�,} . ai �, " training sessions, per request on a fee-for-service - , .4, 7, , basis, including Safe Chainsaw Operation and Arc . ,t, i40Flash. ` - a k. . Mutual Aid Program . MMUA has taken the lead on a number of Mutual MMUA's safety and training program provides hands-on Aid situations over the years. To keep current infor- training in many areas, including the chance to use vari- mation on a variety of topics, we initiated efforts for ous types of the most modern utility equipment. members to update their emergency contact infor- mation through Veracity Connect's web portal. Safety Management program This program was MMUA's largest in terms of We also identified a number of electric utilities that budget and staff, with 11 employees dedicated to were not current/did not have a Mutual Aid Agree- this work full-time in 2016 and two splitting time ment on file. Today 75 percent of our membership between a Regional Safety Group and electrical has an Agreement on file and we continue to work training duties. The MMUA Safety Management toward achieving 100 percent participation. program, under contract to the League of Minneso- ta Cities, provided a comprehensive safety program MMUA and member utilities provided mutual aid for all city departments. for several member cities/utilities.Although we were not called up to assist, we also were prepared Regional Safety Groups to send lineworkers to the East Coast to assist with Mike Sewell served as Regional Safety Group the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. Program Leader.At the end of 2016, there were 27 RSGs comprised of 153 cities throughout the state, cover- -7-.... - ing thousands of employees trained annually. LMCIT/MMUA4 generation projects ; r * i , Lt \ MMUA has partnered with projects *_ •' it the LMCIT to put in place t. .<'~ #f111111°P Vii# customized guidelines de signed for safe operation of g /` local electrical generating 1 ,_' plants. An up-to-date writ- '---' ten preventive maintenance i,d ` schedule, including a com- . _ _ - prehensive inventory of 3. J # l-- critical equipment, qualifies ,, a utility for a 10 percent rate , :, '}'`t reduction on its property .-..� coverage rates. MMUA's Bob ,' Sewell audited 52 MMUA ,I •• a fi member power plants, in the Electric service is either provided overhead of underground, and offerings at the company of a utility staff MMUA Training Center in Marshall cover both methods extensively. 12-2016 Year in Review 151