Safety Leader May 2021

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Director's Note: Get Home Safely

I hope that you are reading this SAFETY LEADER magazine before or during the NECA Safety Professionals Conference. For the first time, the meeting is open to everyone in the safety and electrical construction industry. The...

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United for a Cause: The importance of collaboration in safety

Chuck Kelly

As the face of safety at your company, a key to your success is getting everyone on the same page. By everyone, I mean the workers and management in this quest for achieving a positive safety culture. Sometimes, top...

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The Shift to Virtual Training: Relying on electronic instruction, JATCs maintain apprenticeship standards

Susan DeGrane

Before COVID-19, it would have been rare to find a first-year electrical apprentice learning DC theory on a laptop at their kitchen table. But since the pandemic, this situation is not so unusual. Joint Apprenticeship...

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How OSHA Gathers Information: Safety and health advisory committees provide input

Tom O'Connor

OSHA is responsible for creating and enforcing regulations that keep the American workforce safe. However, the agency cannot effectively do so without the input of employers, employees and other industry stakeholders. For...

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A Work in Progress: Implementing electrical safety programs

Jim Dollard

In NFPA 70E 2021, the requirements for an electrical safety program (ESP) are relocated from Section 110.1 to 110.5. This revision in no way diminishes the importance of the ESP. It was part of a logical reorganization of...

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Toolbox Talk: Working Over or Near Water

Toolbox Talk is a series of informational guides designed to help contractors hold short safety meetings on the job site. Use the provided discussion questions to help start a safety conversation. Hazards and mitigation...

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Haley Masbruch: Project manager & service coordinator, Danard Electric Inc.

Katie Kuehner-Hebert

“A safe job is a profitable job,” said Haley N. Masbruch, project manager and service coordinator at Danard Electric Inc. in Tacoma, Wash. I spoke to Masbruch to learn more about how maintaining a safe workplace benefits...

QUIZ: A Perfect Marriage

Being familiar with the NFPA 70E requirements for electrical safety is key to staying safe when working with and around electricity. To complement and support OSHA’s electrical requirements, NFPA 70E provides the “how” to comply with the “shall” in federal regulations.

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Don't Touch That! Training, deenergizing and working smart to avoid shock incidents

Keeping Everyone in the Loop: Understanding host employer/contractor information transfer

Safety Audit Step-by-Step: What you need to know about program assessments

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Director's Note: Get Home Safely

United for a Cause: The importance of collaboration in safety

The Shift to Virtual Training: Relying on electronic instruction, JATCs maintain apprenticeship standards

How OSHA Gathers Information: Safety and health advisory committees provide input

A Work in Progress: Implementing electrical safety programs

Toolbox Talk: Working Over or Near Water

Haley Masbruch: Project manager & service coordinator, Danard Electric Inc.

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