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Arc flash gloves: Understanding the differences can save a life
By Brian Hall The following article on arc flash gloves is featured in the July issue of ASSE's Professional Safety Magazine. No other piece of electrical PPE has likely saved more lives than gloves. Electricians must often place their hands in energized electrical...
Arc flash gloves: Understanding the differences can save a life
By Brian Hall The following article on arc flash gloves is featured in the July issue of ASSE's Professional Safety Magazine. No other piece of electrical PPE has likely saved more lives than gloves. Electricians must often place their hands in energized electrical...
Arc Flash Electrical Safety Tips
Is electrical equipment considered de-energized with a voltage present on the line side of the disconnect?
Is electrical equipment considered de-energized even though there is a voltage present on the line side of the open disconnect? In this month’s safety tip, we are going to answer a frequently asked question. Can I consider electrical equipment to be in an...
Can Electrical Workers Wear Steel toes?
Can Electricians Wear Steel Toe Shoes? A question we often receive when performing the PPE section of our electrical safety training has to do with steel toes shoes or boots. Can Electricians Wear Steel Toe Shoes? We would recommend as a best practice to wear a...
Understanding OSHA Deenergizing Rules
Fatalities that are Easily Preventable I was recently reviewing OSHA accident investigation data from 2020, In one case an employee was pulling wire into an electrical cabinet. At some point, the employee contacted a live wire or other live electrical component in the...
Blast Pressure above 40 cal/cm^2
We have had customers ask about the blast pressure above 40 cal/cm^2. We've heard that being in an arc flash of this size will cause instant death from the blast pressure or an arc flash of this size will result in a closed casket instead of an open casket. We have...
Fatigue and electrical safety – 9 tips that save lives
For many years I made my living as a maintenance electrician in an automotive manufacturing plant. I loved the work. It was rewarding, paid well and because the automotive industry is always at the forefront of technology, I was always learning something new. However,...
Arc flash gloves: Understanding the differences can save a life
By Brian Hall The following article on arc flash gloves is featured in the July issue of ASSE's Professional Safety Magazine. No other piece of electrical PPE has likely saved more lives than gloves. Electricians must often place their hands in energized electrical...
Pre-Job Briefs head off disasters
We've all heard the old saying, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure". I happen to be a big believer in this statement. It is one that will serve us well if we will apply it. The Northwest Airlines Flight 255 Tragedy I remember several years ago watching...
Over 10,000 eye injuries occur in the USA every day
According to the Center for Disease Control, more than 10,000 eye injuries occur in the USA every day. The Department of Labor has reported that approximately 2,000 of these injuries require medical treatment and time off work, and the Bureau of Labor claims that 85%...
Repetitive closing of circuit breakers can be hazardous to your health
I was recently reading through an electrician’s forum on the internet. I noticed a contributed post which told of an engineer injured when he reset a 480-volt molded case breaker. The breaker was mounted inside a switchgear and was operated through a mechanical...