POSITION SUMMARY

Assists Kentucky Association of Electric Cooperatives member systems with the Safety and Loss Prevention efforts, with a maintained proficiency of current regulatory, safety, and training standards. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinates and facilitates Safety & Loss Prevention meetings for Kentucky Association of Electric Cooperatives member Systems as requested.

• Consults with cooperatives in solutions to problems concerning Safety & Loss Prevention matters.
• Assists cooperatives with instruction in areas such construction and maintenance work on energized overhead and URD distribution circuits.
• Assembles and reviews instructional needs and regulatory requirements and reports on same to cooperatives.
• Conducts and documents crew audits for personnel performing live-line work and other daily operational tasks. Provides feedback for abating any recognized hazards. 
• Reviews and assists in accident investigation and reports as requested. 
• Coordinates and facilitates member systems’ requests for storm and emergency assistance.
• Organize and coordinate workshops and conferences as directed for Kentucky Electric Cooperative member systems.
• Facilitates RESAP and Commitment to Zero in accordance with Federated Rural Insurance Exchange and NRECA initiatives.  

All applicants selected for a face-to-face interview will be expected to do presentation (15-20 minutes) on any safety topic they choose, as well as complete a writing component that presents the following:

-An accident report and summary for a non-injury contact that involves a privately owned aircraft flying into a Cooperative system's primary line.  The report should include a list of steps taken to report the incident to all agencies involved and a summary of the accident.  The interviewee will be given the latitude to create a mock accident and the associated report by imagining the location, circumstances, and extend of damages related to the accident.