[Themaintainers] Utility workers come to the forefront

[E.F. Spero]

Many of you in the US have probably already seen this - but nevertheless I
pass it along
"A Ventilator Stockpile, With One Hitch: Thousands Do Not Work: While
President Trump has assured states that thousands of ventilators remain at
the ready, thousands more are in storage, unmaintained or otherwise
unusable."
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/us/politics/coronavirus-ventilators.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_NN_p_20200402&instance_id=17271&nl=morning-briefing&regi_id=68011755&section=topNews&segment_id=23606&te=1&user_id=27f84bd98615861dacf04227a3e2567c


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Il giorno mer 1 apr 2020 alle ore 13:52 Ishi Crew <mediaentropy at gmail.com>
ha scritto:

> My area is on semi-lockdown.    I do sort of wonder what would happen if
> all electricity is lost, or there are major problems with water
> infrastructure--pipes start bursting, or even   the local youth and drug
> addicts get feeling so deprived , cooped up and  angry we get alot of
> violent crime.
>
> (I live in an apt.---i worry about the maintenance people ---people who
> clean and maintain this place, plant the beautiful flowers, empty the
> dumpster, deal with the contiual problems with the plumbing system---its an
> old building, so pipes fail.) Not to mention utlity crews who have to deal
> with power lines every time a tree falls down. Most people in this area are
> very considerate so there is not much to clean, but some are careless or
> inconsiderate--leave their trash everywhere or worse.).
>
>
> I could sort of see some sort of 'Darwinian evolution' in which different
> classes of workers become different species.  You have the tech workers,
> utility workers, people who empty the dumpsters, the landscapers, the
> gorcery workers, police , fire dept etc all of whom self-segregate , create
> ther own self-sufficient communites (in part) and become different species.
>
> On Wed, Apr 1, 2020 at 12:23 PM Piper Wilder <
> piper.wilder at 60hertzenergy.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for sharing this, Jasmine.
>>
>> My software company, 60Hertz <http://www.60hertzenergy.com>  provides
>> maintenance software for very remote utility workers who look after
>> microgrids in villages, commercial/industrial sites, telecomm, mines  etc.
>> We hadn’t considered the role of COVID-isolated, utility workers, but our
>> platform could be well-suited to help. Thank you again for sharing this
>> article.
>>
>> Is anyone on this listserve looking at the role of isolated maintenance
>> workers and mental health? This is a strong thesis for 60Hertz and shapes
>> our work; we would like to find likeminded researchers or colleagues with
>> whom to engage on the topic.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Piper
>>
>> On Apr 1, 2020, at 9:34 AM, Jasmine McNealy <jmcnealy at ufl.edu> wrote:
>>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> Delurking to alert you to this really important NBCNews.com story
>> <https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1173171> on utility workers -
>> particularly electrical grid workers – during the pandemic. This part is
>> particularly compelling
>>
>> “Some utilities have started to lay in beds, ready-to-eat meals, all of
>> those kinds of things so their workers can stay on site and not have to mix
>> in society,” Robb said. “Utilities in other parts of the country that
>> aren’t quite at that level of severity are getting prepped for moving into
>> that mode right now.” ~https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1173171
>>
>>
>> Take care,
>>
>>
>> Jasmine McNealy, JD, Ph.D
>> Associate Professor | University of Florida, College of Journalism
>> and Communications
>> Associate Director | Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project
>>
>> Faculty Associate | Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society
>> Chair | ICA Communication Law & Policy Division
>>
>>
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