Safety assessments of electrical equipment and systems should be a planned and scheduled event to help ensure a safe and reliable electrical system. Regularly scheduled assessments are used to ...

Personal protective equipment should be the last line of defense in your safety program. Is this worker properly â geared upâ for inspecting this equipment? The most frequently used standard for ...

What does risk really mean when working with electrical systems, and how do electrical workers decide what elements go into a risk assessment? As qualified electrical workers, we seem to identify ...

Electrical accidents are described by OSHA as one of their “Fatal Four.” That’s why it is essential to have an Electrical Safety Program that meets the comprehensive compliance standards and ...

Every day, an estimated five to 10 arc flash incidents occur and more than 2,000 people are hospitalized each year, according to The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). With arc flash and ...

The risk control hierarchy (RCH) in the ANSI-Z10 standard provides electrical safety professionals with an excellent roadmap for setting the rig ht safety objectives that result in the reduction of ...

Electrical crews rarely operate in ideal conditions. Most of the time, crews are making repairs and improvements in vast, open spaces. That makes workers more vulnerable to risks and hazardous ...

Every home these days seems stuffed with gadgets and devices, all clamoring for power. We plug things in without much thought ...

Aging electrical systems rarely fail all at once. They telegraph trouble in small, specific ways that trained eyes pick up ...

Safety assessments of electrical equipment and systems should be a planned and scheduled event to help ensure a safe and reliable electrical system. Safety assessments of electrical equipment and ...