Let’s talk about arc flash labels. As I travel around the country teaching 70E classes, refresher and awareness classes and what have you, I see a lot of confusion about when the labels need to go on, what needs to be on them, what can’t be on them, things like that. So let’s talk about…
OSHA requires unqualified people to receive training for the electrical hazards that they’re exposed to. Now, when it comes to qualified people, you have to be qualified to do the electrical task that you’re performing. Under the word qualified comes a lot of things: We’re talking about training, we’re talking about being able to demonstrate…
Make sure these get done! De-energize. Unless the employer can justify live work, it is not permitted. Live testing and troubleshooting are allowed, but altering the circuit live is difficult to justify. Workers must be qualified for each electrical task they perform, and the electrical hazard they are exposed to. Workers must know how to…
OSHA Training Requirements For Electrical Safety Based on the number of questions I get from clients, the electrical safety-related OSHA training requirements can be confusing. In simple terms, a company has to provide electrical safety-related work practices and train employees on them. A worker has to be qualified, trained and can demonstrate skills, on any…
The Main Circuit Breaker For This Control Panel Doesn’t De-energize The Panel Introduction This control panel is like thousands of control panels out in facilities today, and maybe even many in your facility. It controls a machine on the factory floor. It has four motor starters, individual circuit breakers for those motor circuits, ice cube…
I began my first job in electrical maintenance when I was hired in at Terre Haute Malleable and Manufacturing Company in 1984; a long-since-closed iron foundry in Terre Haute, Indiana. It was a one-hundred-year-old facility, dark, with dirt floors made of sand and coal dust and known by the workers as The Malleable. Some…
This new one-hour online 70E for managers class covers those things that a manager needs to know to effectively manage an electrical safety program. If your direct reports include electrically qualified workers this class can help you comply and create a safer working environment. We’ll cover the topics that managers and safety professionals have to be diligent about when…
Electrical safety in an R&D facility or laboratory can be challenging. The rules for R&D labs have been broadened in the 2018 edition of NFPA 70E.
Liability In Arc Flash Incidents A great article from our friends at Westex. Last year, a Los Angeles County jury found Qualcomm liable for $7.1 million[1] in damages as a result of a burn incident. Qualcomm, a telecommunications equipment company, was found negligent in an electrical fire incident, where a third-party contractor suffered third-degree burns…
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