{"id":33468,"date":"2021-08-15T07:14:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T11:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=33468"},"modified":"2021-08-10T09:11:22","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T13:11:22","slug":"ppec-employees-facilities-and-equipment-earn-high-marks-on-resap-safety-inspection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/ppec-employees-facilities-and-equipment-earn-high-marks-on-resap-safety-inspection\/","title":{"rendered":"PPEC employees, facilities, and equipment earn high marks on RESAP safety inspection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"479\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/PPEC-RESAP-2021-1-Dee-Steve.jpeg?resize=800%2C479&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/PPEC-RESAP-2021-1-Dee-Steve.jpeg?w=1016&amp;ssl=1 1016w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/PPEC-RESAP-2021-1-Dee-Steve.jpeg?resize=768%2C460&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/PPEC-RESAP-2021-1-Dee-Steve.jpeg?resize=560%2C335&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/PPEC-RESAP-2021-1-Dee-Steve.jpeg?resize=260%2C156&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/PPEC-RESAP-2021-1-Dee-Steve.jpeg?resize=160%2C96&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative&#8217;s employees and facilities underwent a 3-day comprehensive safety inspection through the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. The Rural Electric Safety Achievement Program (RESAP) was administered by Ohio&#8217;s Electric Cooperatives, the co-op\u2019s statewide organization.&nbsp;This inspection is performed every three years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, the cooperative and its employees earned high marks, receiving&nbsp;the highest score possible in 5 of the 17 categories (improved from 1 in 2018). PPEC&#8217;s&nbsp;employees scored very high in the one-on-one interviews, demonstrating knowledge and confidence of what to do in a variety of emergencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of the public driving by a PPEC member&#8217;s home in Ottawa may have noticed a large group of employees on site. Because the inspection crew and managers observing wanted real-life scenarios, many inspections were done in the field for accurate feedback. Site inspections were also performed in Convoy, Columbus Grove, and other locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After analyzing the inspection results,&nbsp;all areas suggested for improvement will be identified and a written implementation plan will be developed to ensure PPEC&#8217;s safety manual is as robust as it can be. PPEC\u2019s safety committee will also address suggestions for improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Safety is something we can \u2014&nbsp;and always should \u2014strive to improve on,&#8221; said PPEC CEO George Carter. &#8220;Makings sure our employees go home safe to their families every day is our goal. Safety is embedded into our culture here at the co-op.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about PPEC&#8217;s safety program and the co-op linemen&#8217;s &#8220;Commitment to Zero Electrical Contacts&#8221; pledge, visit PPEC&#8217;s YouTube channel (www.YouTube.com\/c\/PauldingPutnamElectricCoop)&nbsp;and view the &#8220;Safety&#8221; playlist. Tips and resources for how to safely exit a vehicle that&#8217;s made contact with electric lines are also available.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative&#8217;s employees and facilities underwent a 3-day comprehensive safety inspection through the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":33469,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2230,6,2301],"tags":[12,1995,13064,13063],"class_list":["post-33468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-community","category-community","category-general-news","tag-ohio","tag-ppec","tag-resap","tag-safety-inspection"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/PPEC-RESAP-2021-1-Dee-Steve.jpeg?fit=1016%2C608&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2YQd9-8HO","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-16 17:06:30","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33468"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33468\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}