BUSINESS & AG LIFE
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2021
La Grande School District receives rebate from OTEC, BPA
OTEC
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world of immersive tech-
nology. The 360-degree
video engages the viewer
in 3D fashion.
When participants put
on a headset, they can
look up, down and 360
degrees around a scene
while they listen to the
training, allowing OTEC
to communicate safety
messages with greater
nuance and more impact,
Hathaway said.
The VR video on agri-
cultural safety encour-
ages farmworkers to con-
duct a hazard assessment
prior to working so they
know the placement of
power lines.
OTEC’s safety advice
is to stay at least 50 feet
between a farm imple-
ment and a power line,
which may require spot-
ters to alert the equip-
ment operator.
Farmers who are
irrigating are asked to
locate electrical hazards
prior to starting work
and keeping equip-
ment and metal pipes at
least 50 feet away from
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The La Grande School District recently received a rebate check of $76,445.25 from Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative and the Bonneville Power
Administration for energy-saving improvements it made in heating, air conditioning and ventilation systems in 2019. An enlarged replica of
the check was presented by BPA and OTEC representatives to La Grande School District representatives on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. Shown
from left are Tom Osborn, an energy effi ciency manager with the BPA; Heidi Dalton, OTEC’s chief fi nancial offi cer; Randy Shaw, vice chair of
the La Grande School Board; and George Mendoza, superintendent of the La Grande School District.
power lines.
Hathaway noted
that agricultural equip-
ment is usually tall,
increasing the likeli-
hood that someone oper-
ating it could hit an over-
head power line. This
is why one of the pieces
of advice to agricultural
workers on the video is
“Look up to live.”
Hathaway believes
virtual reality training
will be a big part of
OTEC’s educational tool
kit for years to come.
“Virtual reality is the
wave of the future. It will
play an active role in our
safety program,” he said.
The videos for fi rst
responder and agricul-
ture workers are among
seven OTEC has made.
The fi ve others focus on
tourism and economic
development in North-
eastern Oregon. The
tourism videos were
made because OTEC
wants to bolster the
economies of the coun-
ties it provides service
for.
“We want to boost
tourism because it can
drive the economy,”
Hathaway said.
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