June 2024 Newsletter

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Safety Awareness

It is so important in any job to constantly be aware and practice safety daily. Here are a few tips to keep in your mind regularly follow safety practices.

Use tools the way they were meant to be used!

1 We’ve all done it and know we shouldn’t have! Don’t use a screwdriver as a chisel or to pry things open with! Kleins should not be used as a hammer! Guilty! We’ve all done that one too. Shotguns are not pry bars. Leather gloves are not secondary protective gloves Not using secondary gloves could knock you off a customer’s roof while working a weatherhead, or mishandling and cracking a shotgun when prying with it then not knowing it’s damaged, having it fail the next hot-use.

2 The little stuff matters!

Who really needs wheel chocks? Yes, you do!! Thinking that maybe just throwing a piece of wood behind the tires suffices as a wheel chock, it doesn’t! Use what is intended where it s intended.

3 Take the Time!!

If an outrigger is on the customer’s driveway, and you say, “this will only take a minute to do” It would have taken less then two minutes to reposition the truck so the pads were on the street, saving the customer’s driveway Take the time to move things were they should be

In this issue

June 2024 Top Outs

See a list of Top Outs for June 2024

Few Fun Facts

Learn a few fun facts about SELCAT’s Mayah Jones!

Know Your LINECO

Did you know that through your LINECO, you have many resources at your fingertip! Know Your Knots

Learn how to tie a Triple Bowline Knot.

Important dates:

July 4, 2024

SELCAT Offices Closed

July 8-12, 2024

Overhead Week Long Class

July 22-25, 2024

Overhead Week Long Class

July 15, 2024

Atlanta YouthBuild Field Trip to SELCAT

July 15-19, 2024

Mess Up Class

July 22-25, 2024

C&J CDL Testers @ SELCAT

DOYOUKNOW

How well do you know your LINECO benefits? Do you know what is all offered through your LINECO benefits? No? Then take a minute and look over your policy!n LINECO offers resources to it’s members other than your normal benefits.

Through LINECO’s MAP program, through Carelon, you can access resources to help you with many, many things! Need to talk to someone concerning your mental well being? 6 Free Sessions through LINECO’s MAP program! Need Legal advice concerning adoption, bankrupty, car accidents, civil judgements, contracts, criminal matters, custody issues, divorce, power of attorney, real estate, traffic violations, or wills? LINECO has free resources to help with these issues too! Some of the exclusive legal benefits offered are:

Get one hour of consulting for family law matters or 30 minutes of consultation for other legal advice.

Get 25% off attorney fees for most cases and 35% off for family law matters.

Access a portal with legal forums, templates, articles, definitions, and court rulings.

Need help with your financial planning? Not sure? LINECO’s resources through Carelon Behaviorial Health cover that! Speak with a financial professional about matters like child support, bankruptcy, estate planning, family budgeting, retirement planning, tax preparation, loans, saving for education and retirement, debt management and even identity theft.

Scan the QR Code to access Carelon Behavioral Health’s website to access these free resources for LINECO member’s. In addition to the resources listed above, they also offer Wellness topics and resources. Access a library full of articles, podcasts, lists, books, news, FAQ’s, videos, assessments and much more!

Scan Me! Scan Me!

Free, private resources are just at your fingertips for LINECO members. Scan the QR code and learn more about your benefits today.

I showed livestock pigs my Junior & Senior year of high school!

My favorite place I have visited was Alaska! I love to collect.....purses!

I love cooking & trying new receipes.

I attended West GA Tech for Welding.

Something I have never tried is Skydiving.

June 2024 SELCAT Top Outs

Journeyman Lineman

Alexander Harris

Jake Howard

Journeyman

Underground Technician

Michael Groves

Donald McMillen

Nicholas Brown

Catspaw Catspaw Catspaw

Knot Knot Knot

KNOWYOURKNOTS.. KNOWYOURKNOTS.. KNOWYOURKNOTS..

The Catspaw knot is used to attach a rope to a hook and is particularly useful when securing the middle if a rope to a hook.

Carlos Cabrera
Cody Sams

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