Standard Presentation

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Red Simpson, Inc. - who are we?

• Powerline Contractors build maintain high
• voltage lines, overhead underground
• Based in Louisiana, work in 12 Southern States
• In business since 1963
• Employ 1,800 powerline workers
• Fleet resources of 1,500 Equipment Units
• Bonding capability exceeding 600 mm
• Ranked 15th largest electrical in the nation
• An Alliance Partner with FPL, Entergy AEP
• and Oncor

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Emergency Restoration Experiences
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Hurricane Lili 2002
Entergy and CLECO, Central South
Louisiana Co-ops Municipals

1,300 Personnel Assigned 1,200 Units of
Equipment
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ICE STORM 2002
Oklahoma Gas Electric,
Public Service Oklahoma, Co-ops
Municipals
1,200 Personnel 1,000 Units of Equipment
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Staging Logistics Response Plan
crews
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crews
crews
crews
crews
crews
crews
crews
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Hurricane Georges
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Utility Emergency Response Team Leader
DIV. MANAGER
Logistics - Fleet Coordinator
EMERG. RESP. COORD.
TEAM LEADER
TEAM LEADER
TEAM LEADER
TEAM 2
TEAM 1
TEAM 3
Mechanic
Organizational Issues
Crew
Crew
Crew
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SELF-CONTAINED, MOBILE COMMAND
AND COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS
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Lessons Learned Storm Work

• Call Early - the more advance notice
• - the better
• - Crew release issues
• - Interstate travel issues
• - DOT work rules
• - Lodging and food

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Lessons Learned Storm Work

• Help us get productive quickly -
• - Marshaling yards
• - Staging materials
• - Assign sectors to Team Leaders
• - Provide system area maps

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Lessons Learned Storm Work

• Little things make a big difference -
• - Names phone s of parts houses
• and tire stores
• - Fueling of vehicles at night
• - Need us more than a week? Laundry

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Lessons Learned Storm Work

• We want to work safely you can help
• - Names phone s of emergency
• resources
• - Special safety rules or switching
• procedures?
• - Assign a safety ombudsman from
• your organization to coordinate
• directly with our Safety Reps

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Questions ?