*** See Video How a Safety Harness Can Save YOUR Life! ***

Recently, Siemens was contracted to support a small City with a new (and green) technician staff. The first task we performed was to get their technicians safety harnesses and lanyards. Prior to this, the techs often either did not wear them or used "the rope". I stressed to them that this was VERY unsafe and someone could be killed. Well, it looks like diligence paid off. Download the video and see.

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The tech in this video was bruised up, but alive, thanks to his harness. Chalk one up for the good guys! I thought that this might be a good video to show when doing the level 1/2/3 training sessions to underscore the importance of safety. There are lots of items to point out in this video - bad truck placement, no ground person, no cones or traffic control - but the main point is that he was wearing his safety gear and survived to tell his tale.

- Mike Taylor, Sr. Field Tech. Support Rep., Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.