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Dressing Up For Safety! One of Harmon Electric’s greatest concerns at all times is employee


safety. T e Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced the Final Rule on April 1, 2014 for its Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution and its Electrical Protective Equipment regulations. T ese regulations further improve safety protection for America’s workers. T e updated regulations harmonize the general industry and construction requirements so that the same rules apply generally to the same kinds of work. Included in these regulations is a section on protection from fl ames


and electric arc hazards. T e employer must assess the workplace to identify workers exposed to fl ame or electric-arc hazards. No later than January 1, 2015, employers must estimate the incident heat energy of any electric-arc hazard to which a worker would be exposed. No later that April 1, 2015, employers generally must provide workers exposed to hazards from electric arcs with protective clothing and other protective equipment with an arc rating greater than or equal to the estimated heat energy. As shown in the picture to the leſt , we here at Harmon Electric are


Showing off their new fi re-resistant clothing are left to right: Brad Whisenant, Lee Cansler, Shane Cobb & Justin Willis. 136803


DON’T GET LOST IN THE SHUFFLE


Six hundred pages, plus another 1,000 of supporting documents - that’s the length of the latest proposal from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It would amend the Clean Air Act (only 465 pages) to limit carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the power plants on which we rely today.


Besides the actual rule, a lot has been written about its legality, feasibility and complexity. But lost in the shuffl e of these thousands of pages is the impact on people. How much will electric bills increase? Will manufacturers relocate? How many jobs will be lost? Which power plants will be forced to shut down? These are diffi cult questions. But they’re important questions. At Harmon Electric, we work hard to keep your electricity affordable and reliable. That’s why we’re asking the EPA for answers to these and many other questions. We don’t want you to get lost in the shuffl e. We put you - our members - fi rst. We advocate for you. We see you every month paying your bill at the offi ce. We work with you. We know when times are tough. We often live next door.


After all, you govern us. Our board members and community


leaders are one in the same. We’re as local as any organization, and we like it that way. That’s why we keep reminding the bureaucrats in Washington,


HARMON ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC 114 North First Hollis, OK 73550


Operating in


Beckham, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa and Greer Counties in Oklahoma and Hardeman and Childress Counties in Texas


Member of Western Farmers Electric Cooperative Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives National Rural Electric Cooperative Association National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. Oklahoma Rural Water Association, Inc.


HARMON ELECTRIC HI-LITES - Lisa Richard, Editor The Harmon Electric Hi-Lites is the publication of your local owned and operated rural electric cooperative, organized and incorporated under the laws of Oklahoma to serve you with low-cost electric power.


Charles Paxton ......................................................................................... Manager


BOARD OF TRUSTEES Pete Lassiter ..................................................................................................District 1 Jim Reeves ....................................................................................................District 2 Lee Sparkman ...............................................................................................District 3 Bob Allen .......................................................................................................District 4 Burk Bullington ..............................................................................................District 5 Jean Pence ....................................................................................................District 6 J. R. Conley ...................................................................................................District 7 Charles Horton .............................................................................................. Attorney


Monthly Board of Directors meetings Held Fourth Thursday of Each Month


IF YOUR ELECTRICITY GOES OFF, REPORT THE OUTAGE


We have a 24-hour answering service to take outage reports and dispatch service- men. Any time you have an outage to report in the Hollis or Gould exchange area, call our offi ce at 688-3342. Any other exchange


area call toll free, 1-800-643-7769.


TO REPORT AN OUTAGE, CALL 688-3342 or 1-800-643-7769 ANYTIME


already sporting our new fl ame-resistant clothing and will be wearing them while working on energized lines. We want our employees to make it home safely each and every day!


D.C., that the rules they write have an impact in the real world - where we live. That’s why we’re encouraging everyone to take 30 seconds to sign up at www.Action.coop and tell the EPA we cannot afford these regulations. Please raise your voice. Don’t get lost in the shuffl e. Together, we can tell the EPA that support for the environment and a true all- of-the-above energy policy are not mutually exclusive. Together we’ll remind regulators and lawmakers that the impact new rules and laws have on people should be their fi rst thought, not their last. With more than 900 electric cooperatives in the country backing us up, our voice can be heard. We have a great and positive story to tell. We can tell the story together. And it won’t even take 1,600 pages. Please take a moment to visit www.Action.coop today or you may call Lisa Richard at Harmon Electric by dialing 580-688- 3342 or 800-643-7769 and she will log on and sign you up.


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