Joseph A. Jimmo
is the Field Safety Training
Manager for Penn Line Service, a utility contractor based in Western
Pennsylvania. Joe coordinates activities of 11 safety trainers embedded with
the Company’s vegetation management operations in key geographic areas, and manages
the design of safety-related learning for formal training of some 1,000
employees on a semi-annual basis.
Joe has
been with Penn Line for 17 years, and has used his considerable field experience
to advance a positive workplace culture based on safe work practices. He was
instrumental in implementing the Company’s first-ever skill verification
process, and—as a strong advocate for employee development—articulated an early
vision of professionalism for tree trimmers that underlies today’s
training-pervasive environment.
Joe represents
Penn Line on industry standard-setting committees, including the Utility Line
Clearance Coalition (ULCC) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
where he serves as a voting member for the second revision of the ANSI Z-133
standard. He is a Certified Tree Care
Safety Professional (CTSP), and has held multiple accreditations in work zone
safety, including as a multi-state instructor.