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Verifying the absence of voltage

New technology improves how tests are conducted

May 23, 2018

Workers depend on the right tools to get the job done. And workers depend on their employers to ensure they’re equipped with the right tools, the right conditions, and the right processes to get the job done safely.

Escaping step potential hazards: Minimize voltage between the feet

Dave Johnson

March 14, 2018

According to OSHA, a person on the ground is subjected to risk during an electrical fault by attempting to move toward or away from the grounding point. Step potential is the voltage between the feet of a person standing near an energized grounded object.

NFPA 70E® 2018 represents cutting-edge safety thinking

Beyond shock & electrocutions

Dave Johnson

August 1, 2017

The final version of the 2018 edition of NFPA 70E® - Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace® is scheduled to be published next month (September) and will be active 15 days after publication.

Protecting hands from shock & arc flash

A new ASTM standard will broaden your choices

Dave Johnson

May 11, 2017

Despite the potential for serious injuries and fatalities, gloves were not considered when arc flash standards for clothing were first developed in the 1990s. For years electrical industry safety experts wanted the same type of rating on gloves as they had for clothing and face shields.

ABOVE and beyond

Boston utility workers rescue missing cat

January 26, 2017

It was a normal January night like any other. Members of Boston Local 103 were doing routine maintenance on an above-ground part of Interstate 93. They had no idea they were about to turn into local heroes. The crew were ringing out some wires they had just pulled in. That’s when they encountered something they had never seen before: a cat stranded on a steel girder, 80 feet in the air.

From 2016 NSC Congress & Expo

NFPA 70E: Shared responsibilities

Benita Mehta

October 17, 2016

At a Learning Lab session Monday on the Expo floor, Wesley Wheeler, Director of Safety, National Electrical Contractors Association, discussed the new regulations surrounding NFPA 70E and employers’ and contractors’ responsibilities.

AutomationDirect offers additional 600V and 300V portable cord

October 5, 2016

AutomationDirect’s line of multi-conductor cables now includes additional 600V and 300V portable hard-usage service cord. Flexible power cable (also called service cord) is a cable with multiple conductors used for electrical power connections requiring flexibility and resistance to a wide range of environmental factors.

Electrical cable training by AVO Training

September 1, 2016

After careful planning, design and construction, AVO’s Cable U is here. Located at AVO’s main training location in Dallas, TX

Construction industry wants a seat at the (political) table

Employers seek plank in party platforms

June 21, 2016

The Construction Employers of America asked the Chairs of the Democratic National Convention’s Platform Committee and Republican National Convention’s Platform Committee to include in their parties’ official platforms strong policies that acknowledges the vital role that highly skilled union building trade shops play in creating and maintaining the country’s infrastructure, supporting small business, and strengthening the middle class.

How an electrical current affects the human body

May 23, 2016

When someone suffers an electrical shock, they actually are – at that moment – part of an electrical circuit. The severity of the injuries they sustain depends on three primary factors: the amount of current flowing through the body (measured in amperes); the path of the current through the body and the length of time the body is in the circuit.

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