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Maximize FR protection

Maximize FR protection

Consider all your workplace exposures to ensure compliance
Rick Pedley
July 15, 2019

Whether you’re working around dangerous chemicals, electrical systems, or fire-prone areas, you need to make sure you’re wearing the right flame-resistant (FR) clothing. If a fire occurs, FR clothing will minimize the severity of the burns, improving your chances of survival.


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arc flash

NFPA 70E is one of the most important safety documents

Compliance benefits include improved safety culture and savings increases for employers.
Patrick Liebe
May 1, 2019

Today more than ever, companies need to reduce employee injuries and incident rates and avoid the costs of downtime due to electrical equipment failures. Implementing comprehensive electrical safety programs that result in changing and improving a company’s safety culture can help make these goals a reality.


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NFPA-70E®-2018 Standard for Electrical Safety for Employee Workplaces®
2019 top standards- NFPA Voluntary Standards

NFPA 70E electrical safety standard

NFPA-70E®-2018 Standard for Electrical Safety for Employee Workplaces®
January 3, 2019
NFPA 70E® Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace® provides requirements for establishing a workplace that is safe from unacceptable risks associated with using electricity while working. Safety processes, policies, procedures and program controls reduce the risks associated with using electricity to an acceptable level.
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Electrical utility safety training

When you can’t see, smell or hear hazards

Here’s how to improve your arc flash & electrical safety training
Jim Schuster
December 21, 2018
Working on electrical equipment exposes a worker to electric shock and arc flash hazards. Unlike many safety concerns, these hazards simply can’t be eliminated or avoided as working on or around energized equipment is often required for some tasks, such as using a meter to test for voltage or rack a breaker.
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Electrician Hand Tool from Nonconductive Tool Company

Electrician Hand Tool from Nonconductive Tool Company

December 5, 2018
Molded from rugged, impact-resistant nylon, the Voltclaw-12 has no metal parts and is nonconductive up to 1000V. Its smooth edges allow an electrician to safely bend and move wires without damaging insulation, unlike with standard metal tools that can nick and break insulation.
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fatal & non-fatal electrical injuries

NFPA studies fatal & non-fatal electrical injuries

Lessons learned the hard way
Davejohnson
Dave Johnson
October 4, 2018
Nearly three workers die every week (as calculated over a five-year period) from exposure to electricity – a total of 739 deaths during that period. One-fifth of the victims were self-employed. Most fatalities (417) were caused by direct exposure to electricity, such as touching a live wire.
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Worker burned when metal pole touches power line

August 24, 2018
Cal/OSHA has issued citations to an outdoor advertising company for serious safety violations after a worker suffered third-degree burns when a metal pole he was using to install a sign on a billboard came into contact with an overhead power line.
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arc flash

Get up to date with new NFPA requirements

From Westex by Milliken: Keep your hazard prevention process up to date
August 21, 2018
Hazards never stand still — and neither do the NFPA’s standards for preventing them. Is your company up to date on the latest requirements for arc flash and flash fire protection?
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Electrical Safety and NFPA 70E compliance

How to structure an electrical PPE program

Wired for safety
Scott Francis
August 21, 2018
By its directive, the electrical safety standard, NFPA 70E®, calls upon employers, contractors and employees to work together and, through an expanded risk assessment, clearly define a means by which compliance can be achieved for the protection of all involved.
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Electrical safety program

NFPA 70E® provides a comprehensive & effective program

Spark safety improvements
Sergio Pessoa
August 20, 2018
The total cost of safety cannot be underestimated. A life is priceless. Direct costs such as worker’s compensation, medical and legal expenses, and indirect safety costs such as training, accident investigation, implementation of corrective measures, lost productivity, equipment and property repairs add up quickly.
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EVENTS

Webinar

9/27/18 to 9/27/19
Contact: Varonica Galbraith

NFPA 70E 2021 Proposals: Changes to Consider for Your Electrical Safety Program

On Demand Attend this webinar to survey major proposed changes to NFPA 70E 2021 and best practices considered to be added to the standard.

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Webinar

11/8/18 to 11/8/19
Contact: Varonica Galbraith

The Top NFPA 70E 2018 Changes Worth Discussing

On Demand In this webinar, you will gain an understanding of what changes were made to NFPA 70E, how these changes will affect your company, and how to implement them.

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