Renee Graves joins Steve Quiett to talk about the Escape Strap, a contact release device she developed that requires no metal, no dielectric testing, and no searching for a Shepherd's hook that disappeared years ago. We cover how the idea was born in the late 1980s, how a home sewing machine built the first prototype during COVID, and why the product is now manufactured by Oberon Corporation and available to fit over any arc flash suit on the market.

Paul of Guided Power joins John Welch to break down the skilled labor crisis hitting electrical maintenance departments hard, losing more than two experienced workers for every one coming in, maintenance teams being led by non-technical managers, and AI data centers about to make the demand problem dramatically worse. They also cover how up-skilling mechanical workers and matching job titles to asset incident energy levels is one way facilities are safely closing the gap.

Derek Vixtel of eHazard, master electrician turned safety educator joins Steve Quiett to break down why 74% of electrical fatalities involve incidental contact and not planned energized work, why the "we don't do energized work" myth is one of the most dangerous beliefs in the industry, and why putting a meter on equipment to confirm voltage is still energized work whether your team knows it or not.