The 2021 edition of NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace has just been released in the first draft stage of the development process. This standard directly relates to electrical ...

Although NFPA 70E isn’t technically a regulatory standard, there are instances in which OSHA can cite employers for compliance failure. The relationship between OSHA and NFPA 70E is an interesting one ...

In the upcoming NFPA 70E 2024 Edition, the inclusion of the phrase “at each point of work” and the relationship to absence of voltage testing has prompted questions regarding the use of Permanent ...

OSHA's job is to ensure safety in the workplace, but in many cases, the agency leaves the methods for achieving safety to other standard-setting bodies. An excellent example of this arc flash safety.

Arc flash explosions are short, intense bursts of energy that can reach temperatures four times hotter than the surface of the sun (think 35,000 degrees Fahrenheit), even though they only last for ...

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 ...