Electricity is a powerful force that can cause serious injury and death. When it comes to electrical job tasks, it only takes an instant to turn a momentary mistake into a life-altering event or even ...

This safety procedure provides guidelines for safely working around electrical hazards. It includes provisions for training, lockout requirements, and specific types of work practices and the required ...

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.

More than 21,000 workers in the U.S. have been injured and 1,500 have died in workplace electrical accidents since 2008 according to the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI), a non-profit ...

Protecting workers from electrical injury has been the essential mission of NFPA 70E, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, 5 since the mid-1970s, when it was first developed at the request ...

Safety is a constant state of mind on the job floor and in the workplace, often woven into a company’s culture. Safety begins with design-first thinking. Safety by design is an achievable intervention ...

EVERETT, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Anyone who works with electrical or electromechanical equipment knows that safety is important. But defining specifically how to achieve a safe work environment ...

Recognizing the need for developing safe electrical work practices at the start of a career, the Kansas City Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) — a training apprenticeship ...

Lately, a lot of news has swirled around linemen being recognized as first responders. By gaining this designation, linemen would be placed into the same category as law enforcement and emergency ...

Workplace safety relies on more than good policies and proper training. It depends heavily on the condition and reliability ...

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), thousands of office employees and administrative employees are injured every year nationally. Although the most frequent types of incidents are falls ...

Home improvement projects can help homeowners transform their homes. Such projects are costly, but many homeowners save money by doing some, if not all, of the work themselves. The Electrical Safety ...