The 2015 version of NFPA 70E introduced some changes on how you address electrical hazards in your facility. Electrical safety for your facility, and your employees, is not something you can simply check off your “to-do” list. Your program must be dynamic and constantly evolving to ensure the safety of your workers.
The 2015 version of 70E places more emphasis on calculating the incident energy for your electrical equipment. The requirements for labeling equipment based on the calculated incident energy have also changed. For those who have followed NFPA 70E closely for several years, we’ve become accustomed to hearing terms like HRC (Hazard Risk Category) or “Cat 1, 2, 3, 4” ( PPE categories). Some confusion centers around the elimination of these PPE categories when/if incident energy calculations have been performed on equipment.