SAFETY SUCCESS STORY

How Utility Leaders Strengthened Heat Safety Readiness

An overview of how safety leaders at major utilities engaged several thousand workers with Vimocity's heat safety challenge, achieving better preparedness and measurable behavior change across crews.

Beat The Heat Challenge:

Vimocity partnered with 19 utility customers to launch a targeted heat safety challenge. Using expert-driven, utility-specific content and a proven challenge framework, the challenge helped crews learn to recognize early heat stress signs and apply prevention tactics that work.

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WHY IT WORKED
Expert-driven, relevant content
  • Crews engaged because the training spoke their language
  • Utility-specific scenarios, expert advice, and clear, actionable prevention strategies.
Easy distribution
  • Leaders could reach every workgroup without disrupting operations.
  • Content was deployed through multiple channels, making it simple for crews to access.
Proven competition framework
  • The challenge format motivated crews to participate and created a friendly sense of competition
  • Reinforced learning through repetition

The Outcomes

Based on a representative sample of 929 participants across 19 utility companies.
Increased Awareness
87
%

learned something new they could use on the job

Improved Readiness
99
%

felt better prepared to work safely in hot conditions

Safer Behavior
98
%

applied at least one strategy from the videos 

Most-Watched Heat Safety Training from the Challenge

A sample of the videos that strengthened heat safety awareness.

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There was a lot of really great info about how to recognize heat-related illness, the differences between them, and the actions that need to be taken. This is beneficial for me, as someone who lives in Arizona, and who works for a utility, to ensure my coworkers, family and friends remain safe.

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APS Particpant

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I really have never thought about hydration being analogous to PPE and I have since been drinking more water much longer before I perform my duties outside and I feel a difference in my stamina and endurance when working out in the heat. I appreciate the good information that was delivered in such short-form videos.

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Evergy Particpant

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Some of the information was things repeat for me being here 20 years but it is really good reminders and more relatable in presentation. I thought it was great especially for new hires that may not have the experience.

 

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NEER Particpant

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