Mentorship Is Critical in the Electrical Sector

Mike Doherty, eHazardFeatures, Summer 2022 Features

Mentoring has been a critical and foundational component in the electrical sector since its beginning. The basic tenants of electrical tradesperson apprenticeships and electrical engineers in training has always been coaching and mentoring by those with the interpersonal skills, relevant expertise, and knowledge to be able to pass it on. The electrical sector has always taken particularly great pride in …

Human Performance in Electrical Safety: Where the Rubber Hits the Road

Mike Doherty, eHazardFeatures, Summer 2020 Features

Electrical workers, supervisors, and managers are instinctively aware that getting to the root cause of electrical incidents involving the safety of their people and/or the integrity of their equipment requires insightful questions. Failure to find the foundational root cause is a tragedy that compounds the incident itself. Unfortunately, if the first question asks, “Why did it happen?” the answer often …