Electrical safety

Choose the right rubber insulating glove for the task at hand

Richard Rivkin

July 1, 2015

Arc flash is one of the most dangerous and costly hazards in the workplace today.

Short circuit results in arc flash at Oklahoma nonprofit institute

June 22, 2015

A Noble Foundation building suffered an electrical malfunction in May that caused the evacuation of employees in Ardmore, Oklahoma when the basement filled with smoke.

Magid® proactively addresses workplace safety under New NFPA guidelines

Provides AR/FR resources to improve understanding and help keep workers safe

June 12, 2015

Magid, a leading manufacturer and supplier of safety solutions and personal protective equipment (PPE), advances understanding of the new NFPA 70E Standards for electrical safety in the workplace specific to PPE.

Training trips up many employers

Frequently-cited rules often have training components

Maureen Brady

June 1, 2015

Training is an essential component of many of the standards set by OSHA that are most frequently violated year after year.

Shocking senseless deaths

Lessons learned from arc flash & electrical incidents

Maureen Brady

June 1, 2015

Deaths due to on-the-job electrical incidents have consistently decreased in the past decade.

Electrical Safety: A shockingly common hazard

Preventable tragedies show need for electrical safety

Maureen Paraventi

May 27, 2015

Violations related to electrical hazards led to 2,192 citations (from 1,681 OSHA inspections) and a total of $2,817,950 in penalties in 2014, making 1910.303 the eighth most frequently cited standard, according to the agency.

Arc flash and electrical hazards can end lives in an instant

Maureen Brady

May 18, 2015

Electricity has long been recognized as a serious workplace hazard, exposing employees to electric shock, electrocution, burns, fires and explosions.

Worker not wearing PPE burned by arc flash

Company fined by OSHA

May 5, 2015

A Republic Steel Corp. employee sustained third degree burns on her hand and first degree burns on her face from an arc flash that occurred at the company’s steel manufacturing plant in Blasdell, New York.

ESFI kicks off National Electrical Safety Month

Publication reveals how America’s “aging house stock” poses hazards

May 1, 2015

May is National Electrical Safety Month and the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) is kicking off its annual effort to raise awareness of potential home electrical hazards and the importance of electrical safety.

Electrical Safety: A shockingly common hazard

Preventable tragedies show need for electrical safety

Maureen Paraventi

May 1, 2015

Violations related to electrical hazards led to 2,192 citations (from 1,681 OSHA inspections) and a total of $2,817,950 in penalties in 2014, making 1910.303 the eighth most frequently cited standard, according to the agency.