Lineworkers at electric cooperatives in North Carolina have learned to climb poles and work out of buckets — and now are performing tasks on energized lines — all without leaving the training yard.

The importance of training cannot be overstated in the world of emergency services. Where life safety is at risk, competence of the responders should be paramount. When the citizens in our community ...

Before you fall off of your chair, let me explain the “forget safety” element of the title of this column. A dictionary definition of safety is “The state of being safe; freedom from the occurrence or ...

Industries worldwide are undergoing a transformative shift toward digitalization, and fire safety training is no exception. The traditional approach, characterized by live drills and physical ...

Safe training and updating the skills of tenured employees is complicated. It is also costly and can be largely ineffective in imparting lasting knowledge. Traditional training methods are simply ...