Electrical equipment and electrical safety devices are constantly being changed and improved, hence why your electrical safety program must address those changes. The NFPA 70E Committee addresses ...

The main body of NFPA 70E consists of three chapters spanning 48 pages. There are six pages between the front cover and the start of Chapter 1. Following the end of Chapter 3, NFPA has 50 pages of ...

The 2012 edition of the Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace is expected to be issued in August 2011, but it is important for its users to offer proposals now, writes Jeffrey Sargent, ...

In NFPA 70E, the concept of an electrical safety program differs from the old game of setting and enforcing rules. Emerging from the industrial model of “managers think, workers act” was the concept ...

Maximizing Electrical Power Reliability Starts with NFPA 70E focuses on basic core aspects for managing the safety and health of electrical power systems. Safe reliable power is the goal of every ...

A lot of numbers get bounced around about injuries and fatalities due to electrical incidents. The Department of Labor estimates that there are, on average, 9,600 serious electrical shock and burn ...

Changes NFPA 70E may require employers to revisit arc flash hazard assessments, change warning labels and require workers to wear different personal protective ...

ROCKVILLE, Md. — The Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) and the Mechanical Service Contractors of America (MSCA) have revised their Model NFPA 70E Electrical Safety Program for ...

ROCKVILLE, Md. — The Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) and its Mechanical Service Contractors of America (MSCA) subsidiary have released a revised version of their Model NFPA 70E ...

If there was one positive takeaway from the COVID-19 pandemic, some would say it was businesses’ renewed commitment to safety and implementation of additional protocols that protect their employees.