Earlier this year, our mate, Cookie popped into Mipela to have a yarn about what he does. He is quite honestly one of the nicest blokes you will ever meet. His passion for electrical safety is unsurpassed. So much so, he was recently crowned the world’s Damage Prevention Hero of the Year at the Global Excavation Safety Conference held in Tampa, Florida in February.
“Cookie” is a Principal Community Safety Specialist for Energy Queensland, with close to 30 years of experience working within the construction and utilities industries. Glen has shared his knowledge and passion with many Australian and international power companies. One of his biggest achievements has been his work as a driving force behind the lookupandlive.com tool, allowing workers to plan their work near powerlines in a safe manner. He is considered an expert and ambassador for powerline safety.
The Mipela team would like to congratulate Cookie on his global achievement – we knew he could do it!