Articles Tagged with ''electrical safety''

Save time & money using infrared (IR) windows

September 24, 2013

IRISS IR windows help you easily perform closed-panel inspections of electrical and mechanical assets: Fast- Instant access to perform IR and visual inspections in seconds vs. 30+ minutes; Minimize Risk- Costly arc flash, arc blast, electrocution or electrical fires can be deterred.

Worker electrocuted while reaching for gloves

Company cited for 19 violations

September 13, 2013

OSHA has cited St. Louis Cold Drawn for 26 safety violations after a worker was electrocuted May 15 when he reached into an energized electrical panel box to retrieve work gloves stored in the box at the company's St. Louis steel bar manufacturing facility.

Worker burned, company hit with $185,560 in fines

Packaging Corporation of America has history of worker injuries, fatalities

September 12, 2013

A double worker fatality in 2012 and a triple fatality in 2008 did not result in the abatement of hazards at Packaging Corporation of America facilities; seven of the 30 citations issued recently after a worker was injured on the job were for repeat violations.

Westex TrueComfort™

September 10, 2013

Westex, a world leader in flame resistant fabrics, now offers “Westex TrueComfort^TM,” a new advancement in in flame resistant knit fabrics. The new TrueComfort^TMfabrics are lightweight, soft & breathable and offer the same guarantee of flame resistance for the life of the garments as Westex’s proven UltraSoft®, UltraSoft AC® and Indura® brands.

Electrical community gets an online (safety) home

NFPA’s necconect is educational and interactive.

August 13, 2013

Electricians and all those interested in electrical safety have a new online community they can join, thanks to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). The new website from the NFPA, necconnect.org, is a resource for installers and contractors, designers and engineers, code enforcers, and policy makers for all things related to the NFPA 70®, National Electrical Code® (NEC®), which sets the standard for safe electrical installations in homes, businesses, industry and institutions.

You CAN prepare for extreme weather

ESFI offers info on tornado, hurricane, flood readiness

July 17, 2013

Worried about the possibility of severe weather striking your area? Wondering how you’ll handle the consequences? The Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) has launched a new collection of severe weather safety resources that will enable people to prepare for storm-related hazards and lower the risk of deaths, injuries and property loss.

IRISS celebrates Independence Day with the launch of a newly designed website

IRISS, whose infrared windows are made in the USA, welcomes visitors to a clean, uncluttered website with a host of resources

July 8, 2013

IRISS, a leader in the industrial infrared (IR) window market for electrical safety, is pleased to announce the release of our new website, www.iriss.com, designed with a fresh look, user-friendly navigation, and the latest information about our infrared windows, training solutions and services.

CarbonX announces new VP of Sales

Tom Kasper brings 10+ years of success in industrial safety sales to the leading manufacturer of non-flammable fabrics and apparel

June 21, 2013

Tom Kasper has joined CarbonX as its Vice President of Sales. In this role, Tom will collaborate with supply distributors and direct service providers to design and develop custom safety products for unique applications. He will also lead the establishment of new distribution channels for CarbonX non-flammable fabrics and apparel.

Electrical lineman with life-altering injuries: It is worse on your family

May 17, 2013

"Everything you are going to do is going to affect others for the rest of your life. So if you get injured, it's an impact that's going to affect everybody," says Gary Norland, a former lineman and electrical accident survivor.

Electrical malfunctions a top cause of home fires in U.S.

Major culprit: arcing

May 10, 2013

Electrical failure or malfunction is a factor in 45,000 to 50,000 home fires annually – fires which kill approximately 455 people a year. Those sobering figures are from the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Home Electrical Fires report , which said electrically-caused fires account for 13 percent of total home structure fires.

What's black and white and one of the first things an OSHA officer will look for during an inspection? The answer is … your written safety and health plans!