Electrical safety

Energized electrical work requires insulated tools

May 9, 2013

Could your choice of tools cost you your life? Standard tools offer no protection from electrical shock and their use should be limited to un-energized electrical equipment.

IRISS announces first graduating class of IRISS Certified Installers

First nine installers were educated at IRISS newly opened corporate headquarters and training facility

April 12, 2013

IRISS, a leader in the industrial infrared (IR) window market for electrical safety, announced today their first graduating class of IRISS Certified Installers taught in the newly built IRISS state-of-the-art corporate headquarters and training facility located in Bradenton, FL.

IRISS announces grand opening of global headquarters on the Inaugural Global Industry Day April 3rd

April 4, 2013

IRISS Hosts Over 130 People at Their Grand Opening and the Official Reading of the Proclamation Naming April 3rd as Global Industry Day by Manatee County Commissioner, Vanessa Baugh

Workers need a thorough understanding of NFPA 70

Robert Clark

October 5, 2012

Electrical safety is a serious issue. Every month, OSHA names on its website companies cited and fined for non-compliance with electrical safety guidelines.

Learn about electrical hazards from actual OSHA citations

Daryn Lewellyn

September 6, 2012

The following list of citations for electrical hazards is real.

In a flash…

Labels, PPE, NFPA compliance training & visual access are keys to prevent arc flash

Steve Stephenson

August 1, 2012

The nature of electricity is unlike anything else: invisible and unpredictable.

Electrical power systems

Maintenance is not an option; it’s a life-saver

James R. White

January 4, 2012

By any measure, NFPA 70E is an electrical safety document, but how can a maintenance standard be related to safety?

St. Louis firm cited for 33 safety violations; $121,100 proposed in fines

August 11, 2011

OSHAhas cited St. Louis-based manufacturer American Pulverizer Co. for one repeat, 31 serious and one other-than-serious safety violation.

Shock and Burn

Electrical safety demands compliance and more

Joseph Weigel Todd Hohn CSP

August 2, 2011

The Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded more than 18,000 injuries involving electrical shock or electrical burn between 2003 and 2009, and 1,573 electrical fatalities.