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Arc Flash Electrical Safety Tips
Tips to ease the pain of uncomfortable insulating gloves
It’s easy to say that no other piece of electrical PPE has saved more lives than rubber insulating gloves. Too often electricians must place their hands in energized electrical panels or near powerlines to get the job done. Because their hands are near shock and arc...
Need new work boots? Look for the EH Rating
A simple way to give you or your employees an extra layer of shock protection is to have them wear electrical hazard (EH) rated shoes or work boots EH shoes or work boots offer shock protection from lower voltages – up to 600 volts in dry conditions by providing an...
Don’t let your meter blow up in your hand
During a recent training class, a student shared a story that is all too common. His meter blew-up in his hand. There can be many reasons for this to happen but one of the most prevalent is measuring voltage while the test leads are in the current jacks. Because the...
Tips for laundering your electrical safety gear
When teaching electrical safety classes I always seem to get the same question, “Can I launder my own electrical safety gear”? In my lesson plan I discuss this subject in great detail and advises the students to follow the instructions that the manufacturer has listed...
Electric shock leads to deadly fall
I just read an OSHA investigation where a worker at a New Jersey Medical Center suffered from a fatal fall. The worker was changing a fluorescent light ballast with the power on was shocked and fell to his death. In this case the worker was only 6 feet off the floor....
Safety Made Simple With an L-D-L Tester
Unverified voltmeters can be deadly Many electrical workers have created dangerous arc flashes, or have been shocked, even electrocuted, because the voltmeter they were using was broken and gave an incorrect reading. In some cases, the electrician turned the meter to...
Noncontact Voltage Detector Safety
I recently saw an electrician using a noncontact type voltage detector to verify the absence of voltage while replacing ballasts in an office building. He was standing on a ladder and waving the detector back and forth under the light. If the meter didn’t light-up or...
Demystify the Assured Equipment Grounding Conductor program (AEGC)
The simple AEGC program would've prevented this fatality... if it was followed Back in the mid-90s I was working as a maintenance electrician for a large aluminum forge in the Cleveland, Ohio area. I can remember being briefed about an accident that occurred a few...
Arc flash gloves: insulated vs arc rated gloves
During a recent training session, I had a several questions concerning gloves for arc flash protection. I feel like it's important to make a quick point with hopes of clarifying a potentially dangerous misunderstanding. There are two ways to protect the hands from the...