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Going Home Safely = Priceless
by
Richard P. Bingham
| May 2011
| under
  • Your Business

Safety on the job is everyone’s responsibility. If an employer or employee neglects this responsibility, the chance of serious injury or death increases significantly.

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Confusion About Arc Flash Warning Labels
by
Jim Phillips
| May 2011
| under
  • Safety

You look at the arc flash warning label and scratch your head. “Danger! No PPE Category Found.” No personal protective equipment (PPE) category? Now what?

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A Show of Hands
by
Diane Kelly
| March 2011
| under
  • Safety

Most of us take our hands for granted; we assume they’ll always be there and will function correctly whenever we need them. Although computerized technology rules much of our everyday life, construction is still a hands-on occupation.

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OSHA Outlook 2011
by
Joe O'Connor
| January 2011
| under
  • Safety

As unpleasant as it is to say, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) contractor-related outlook for 2011 is bleak. This applies to every contractor, whether it is the most safety conscious or greatest of risk-takers.

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Selective Coordination Vs. Arc Flash Protection
by
Jim Phillips
| January 2011
| under
  • Safety

When selective coordination is critical, e.g., minimizing the extent of an outage, a common design practice is to use a main circuit breaker without an instantaneous tripping function and feeder breakers with one.

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Back to School
by
Diane Kelly
| January 2011
| under
  • Safety

Safety training is a fact of life for employers. It is essential for several reasons: the Occupational Safety and Health Administration mandates it, and more importantly, offering safety training is the right thing to do.

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Doing the Heavy Lifting
by
Jerry Rivera
| December 2010
| under
  • Safety

On Aug. 9, 2010, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued the long-awaited Crane and Derricks in Construction Final Rule.

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A State of Shock
by
Diane Kelly
| December 2010
| under
  • Safety

Electrical safety is a topic worth discussing repeatedly. Both government and private organizations cover it. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has developed regulations addressing electrical hazards.

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Two Seconds?
by
Jim Phillips
| November 2010
| under
  • Safety

A lot can happen in two seconds. What may seem like the blink of an eye can feel like an eternity, especially during an arc flash. When calculating the incident energy as part of an arc flash study, sometimes the IEEE 1584 equations can produce unusually large values.

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Tie One On
by
Diane Kelly
| November 2010
| under
  • Safety

The personal fall arrest system (PFAS) is one of the most common types of fall protection used on job sites. PFAS refers to many different combinations of anchors, harnesses and connecting devices.

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Tools You Can’t Touch
by
Wayne D. Moore
| November 2010
| under
  • Safety

Conducting a fire alarm system acceptance test in front of a fire official can prove daunting, even when the system passes muster. But doing any form of fire alarm system testing without having the proper tools is downright foolish.

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The Vapors
by
Diane Kelly
| October 2010
| under
  • Safety

Every work site has flammable and combustible liquids. A flammable liquid is much more volatile than a combustible one, meaning its vapors or fumes can ignite at temperatures below 100°F and some even lower than 32°F.

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Safety Training: Simple Answers to Basic Questions
by
Joe O'Connor
| October 2010
| under
  • Safety

There seems to be no end to studies and theories on education and training that focus on methodology and effectiveness. Yet, for the lay person who simply wants the basic questions on safety training answered, they offer much more than is needed.

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Covering the Rest
by
Thomas P. Hammerberg
| October 2010
| under
  • Safety

So far, this column has discussed changes to Chapters 1–17 and the new Chapter 24, Emergency Communications Systems, in the 2010 National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code.

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Cleanup on Aisle 3
by
Diane Kelly
| September 2010
| under
  • Safety

For a long time, “going green” was used by hippies and tree-huggers. However, greening has become more mainstream and more necessary for businesses to remain competitive. Your business and the environment are more closely linked than you may think.

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Calculations in a Flash
by
Jim Phillips
| September 2010
| under
  • Safety

One sentence in the IEEE 1584 Standard, IEEE Guide for Performing Arc-Flash Hazard Calculations, frequently has people scratching their heads: “Equipment below 240V need not be considered unless it involves at least one 125 kVA or larger low-impedance transformer in its immediate power supply.” Wha

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Safety Takes Precedence
by
Mark C. Ode
| August 2010
| under
  • Codes & Standards

My August 2007 article, “Isolated Ground Receptacles,” questions whether isolated ground (IG) receptacles should be permitted in a patient care area.

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Live Wire
by
Diane Kelly
| August 2010
| under
  • Safety

Too often, when it comes to electrical safety on the job site, it is assumed that the protection is only about electricians or those working around live wires.

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How Long?
by
Jim Phillips
| July 2010
| under
  • Safety

Knowing how long an arc flash could last is the most important piece of information in predicting its severity. The duration is usually dependent on how fast an upstream protective device will trip. The longer it takes, the greater the incident energy and resulting hazard.

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Job Hazard Analysis How-Tos
by
Diane Kelly
| July 2010
| under
  • Safety

Simply stated, a job hazard analysis (JHA) is an organized look at what could cause harm to employees in the workplace and work activities. It’s a way to determine if you have taken sufficient precautions to keep your people safe or if more needs to be done.

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