Electical Contractor

The risk factors for developing a work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WMSD) involve typical body movements used over the course of the workday.

Safety, WMSD

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Tool User Beware

Jeff Griffin

Construction workers face numerous and varied job-site dangers, depending on the type of work they do. In addition to risks common to most construction jobs, electricians face the hazard of electric shock and other dangers associated with live power. 

Hand Tools, Power Tools

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Learn Not To Burn

Jim Phillips

Without warning, smoke rolled out from under the tires as they squealed against the pavement with the brakes locked up. The big truck seemed to come from nowhere. It felt like an eternity; although it was really only a matter of seconds, then … CRASH!

Arc Flash, Safety, Electrical Safety, Education, Training

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Sister Installations

John Paul Quinn

Focus, Safety, Business Management, Contractor Business Operations

Safety and security are sister installations in the integrated systems model, and they differ sharply from the other three major elements—power, controls and communications—because safety and security have become two of the most high-visibility and critical issues in our daily lives in the past deca

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Toolbox Talks

Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace

| July 2003

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Safety

Most Electrical contractors use ToolBox Talks as a component of their company safety program. Many clients and general contractors require some type of safety meeting be conducted on a weekly basis. The Toolbox Talk is frequently used to meet these requirements.

Target: Government Assets

| June 2003

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Safety

Help employees before it hurts your business Discussion of drug and alcohol policy can yield a number of responses. For the non-drinker or someone who has lost a loved one due to another’s abuse, the topic commands respect.

Joseph M. Kelly

| June 2003

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Safety

While international terrorists plan their next attacks on government assets, the government is quickly and decisively ramping up its defenses in this post-9/11 society. You cannot even mention “government projects” without at least alluding to the events of Sept. 11, 2001 or homeland security.

Ergonomics: Definitions and Standards Remain Open to Debate

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Safety

No safety issue has ever generated more controversy than ergonomics. The list of activists on both sides seems without end. The same is true of the actions taken by these parties.

Jobsite Safety Training

Lewis Tagliaferre

Good Management Includes Good Safety

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Safety

Although the chance of being visited by an OSHA inspector is about one in 15, (based on 1999 Census estimates of firms with more than 10 employees) it may be time to invest in learning your OHSA ABCs and XYZs.

Lewis Tagliaferre

The Ladder: Too Familiar to be Safe

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No strategic business plan is complete without health and safety management Violating OSHA safety regulations can be costly to your firm.