Check out this page for resources from APPA to help you tell the public power story in your community.
In 2016, Public Power Week will be Oct. 2-8 (first full week of October).
Need help? Email us at PublicPowerWeek@publicpower.org.
Public Power Week, celebrated the first full week in October every year, is an opportunity for public power utilities to remind customers and stakeholders about the distinct advantages that public power offers.
Check out this page for resources from APPA to help you tell the public power story in your community. In 2016, Public Power Week will be Oct. 2-8 (first full week of October). Need help? Email us at PublicPowerWeek@publicpower.org.
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APGA invites its members to take part in the annual, national tradition of Public Natural Gas Week (PNGW). PNGW is a nationwide observance that offers the perfect opportunity for you to showcase your public natural gas system and generate enthusiasm about the benefits of public natural gas. This year, PNGW will be October 2-8.
We hope that all APGA member utilities join us in this nationwide observance to honor the work and importance of locally-owned public natural gas systems. The American Public Gas Association is here to help you plan and promote your system’s PNGW celebrations. Many APGA members do a wonderful job preparing promotional events and campaigns each year. For additional ideas, we encourage you to download sample materials that include a stock press release, op-ed, design templates and suggestions for events to celebrate the week in your community. We hope you find these materials helpful and that together we make 2016 Public Natural Gas Week one of the best yet! Access the materials mentioned above at www.apga.org/PNGW. For questions on PNGW or to share how your system plans to celebrate the week, please contact Audrey Anderson of APGA staff by phone at 202-464-2742 or by email at aanderson@apga.org. Hand/Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) is caused by the frequent & repeated use of hand-held vibrating tools; such as power drills, hammer drills, concrete vibrators, chainsaws, jackhammers, powered lawn mowers, brush cutters, pedestal grinders or oscillating tools. The loss of feeling or pins & needles in one or more fingers is usually one of the first symptoms of HAVS, followed by not being able to feel things with your fingers, loss of strength in your hands, tips of fingers going white (and possibly then red) and becoming painful in cold or wet weather. The prevention of HAVS is key because once you experience the onset of symptoms, there is no cure. Buy good quality, low vibration tools.
We are pleased to announce our fall seminars for the IAMU Safety Group Insurance Program. These seminars have always proven very useful for city and utility personnel, as well as agents. Topics will include extra expense exposures, open meetings law, coverage options and various risk management tools. Shown below is the schedule of locations and dates. Refreshments will be available one-half hour prior to sign in and registration. As always, there is no registration fee for the seminar.
Please click on one of the locations below for more information and to register. Storm Lake - October 25th Independence - October 27th Altoona - November 1st Provided by the American Public Power Association
From the September 15, 2016 issue of Public Power Daily Originally published September 14, 2016 By Jeannine Anderson News Editor In 2015, compared to investor-owned utilities and rural electric cooperatives, municipal utility customers “experienced the lowest instances of power outages in both frequency and duration, averaging one outage and about two hours of interrupted service,” the Energy Information Administration said Sept. 12 in the EIA’s Today in Energy publication. “Our data backs the results of this EIA analysis,” said Alex Hofmann, director of energy and environmental services for the American Public Power Association. “Whether they are classified as rural or urban, municipal utilities prioritize service restoration and reliability.” Frequently Asked Questions About Handling of Personnel and Other Employee Files
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A new report from APPA examines why public power utilities can't pay employees as much as cooperatives and investor-owned utilities do. Given this disparity, many qualified candidates may not choose to work for public power utilities. The report suggests how you can communicate the need for competitive pay to governing bodies and the public, and quantify the many advantages public power utilities offer. Read the report here. IAMU will be offering a Gas “Boot Camp” Operator Qualification Training Workshop at the end of October. The workshop will take place October 17-21, 2016 at the IAMU Training & Office Complex.
This workshop is geared towards: New operators, dispatchers, on-call personnel, and operators who would like to qualify or re-qualify on the covered tasks being presented. Hands-on and written evaluations will be offered. Participants may attend only Monday or all week. This training is also very valuable for dispatch personnel answering phone calls. Qualifications will be offered for all topics covered. For more information and to register, click here. When was the last time you were plagued by too much free legal advice? Never would probably be a fairly universal response. Of course, nothing ever should or will replace ongoing consultation with your own city attorney or utility counsel. Truly, your local counsel is your best friend and ally in any legal controversy. He or she knows your city and your utility better than any lawyer in the state, and no important decision should be made without his or her input. Still, you may often confront legal issues that are beyond your attorneys comfort level as a general practitioner. IAMU members whom are part of the IAMU / EMC Insurance Program are encouraged to use the AttorneyConnect Program. EMC Insurance Companies has retained Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave, P.C. to answer employment law questions under the AttorneyConnect program. Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave, P.C. is a full-service law firm located in Des Moines, Iowa. The firm’s attorneys have been providing legal services for over 70 years. |
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