Electric cooperatives own more than forty percent of America's distribution infrastructure, nearly 2.5 million miles of line covering three quarters of the nation's landmass. That system is operated, maintained, and upgraded by the 65,000 employees of NRECA's member co-ops. This section is dedicated to issues that effect safety, labor and daily operational issues for that workforce.

To learn more about NRECA’s position affecting Workplace Issues, please select the links below.

Documents

•  NRECA Tells FMCSA that Utilities Have a Proven Record of Producing Safe CDL Drivers
  In comments filed on Minimum Training Requirements for Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), NRECA recomends that the FMCSA proposed rule should check skills, not paper, check skills relevant to driving circumstances ( utility bucket truck vs. cross-country eighteen-wheeler) and maintain effective CDL training for utility drivers by dropping the accreditation requirement since many utilities conduct their own training. (Filed: NRECA comments) (May 22, 2008)
  Type: Filing  Date: 2008-06-03  Size: 78KB

•  In NRECA Comments filed at OSHA
  Flame Resistant clothing is not “Personal Protective Equipment: NRECA Expands on Proposed Revision of OSHA Regulations Addressing Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution; and Electrical Protective Equipment.
  Type: Letter  Date: 2006-07-17  Size: 88KB

•  Electric Utility Industry Critical Infrastructure Sector Comments:
  EEI, APPA and NRECA filed comments requesting that the Transportation Worker Identificatoin Credential Implementation (TWIKCI) not apply to the vast majority of utility facilities as proposed by the Department of Homeland Security.
  Type: Filing  Date: 2006-07-13  Size: 57KB

•  OSHA Proposes Merging Work Practices of the General Industry and Construction Standards; and Electrical Protective Equipment
  
  Type: Filing  Date: 2006-04-07  Size: 242KB