State utilities regulators urged Connecticut’s second largest electricity provider to use the same safety precautions for work at office buildings as a public street or highway after a land surveyor was struck and killed in Fairfield last year. The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority issued its recommendation in a recent decision, following an investigation into the death of 59-year-old Stephen Brynn, a Colchester contractor hired by United Illuminating Co. The ruling is likely to draw attention to safety procedures for work done on entrances and exits on commercial properties. During the investigation, UI told PURA that no matter the location, risks to workers must be fully assessed and safety measures put in place. Some measures could include signage, a barricade protecting the worker or assigning a second person as a “spotter.” In a statement, UI spokesman Sarah Wall Fliotsos said: “Safety for all our workers is our number-one priority at UI, and we appreciate PURA’s attention to worker safety reflected in their decision last week.”
After death of worker, CT utility should step up certain safety precautions, state report finds