Solar power is One of the fastest-growing green energy sectors. It is clean, renewable and cost-efficient, but there are many hazards associated with the manufacturing, installation and maintenance of solar energy equipment...
Adam Geller is an electrician by trade and the safety director at Hanley Energy Electrical in Ashburn, Va. He has more than 20 years of electrical experience and an extensive background in incident investigations, which helps...
If I have learned one thing from reading this magazine, it’s that safety is a 24/7/365, mind-body concern. It doesn’t matter if you’re a safety director, dog owner, sword swallower or human parent (or all of the above). In...
According to the Electrical Safety Foundation International, there are about 51,000 home electrical fires each year. They account for nearly 500 deaths, over 1,400 injuries and more than $1 billion in property damage. Many of...
The local offices of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration in Kansas City, Mo., and Wichita, Kan., have made electrical safety a top priority. The offices announced a unique partnership...
Starting a career in construction has greatly enhanced the success of safety professionals Edmund Milukas and Richard Neill. Milukas is the director of corporate compliance at Riggs Distler & Co. Inc., Cherry Hill, N.J., and...
Ideally, all of you readers operate in electrically safe working conditions. The outlook of your employees also plays a part in how you and they work. We believe SAFETY LEADER’s purpose is to support and educate safety...
When I talk about safety with electricians, I typically ask, “How many people have firsthand knowledge of what electricity feels like?” Or “Who knows a fellow electrician that seems like they might have been shocked just a...
They were truck partners. Mike Starner, now NECA director of outside line safety, and another troubleman in his 30s shared equipment and a truck to drive to work sites. “He was three or four years ahead of me, a peer, an...
Basic electrical theory is that the greater the load is, the greater the current. Normally, the current flows through conductors and various electrical components, but what if the current takes a different path? What if it...
It’s particularly satisfying to craft a safety program from the ground up—one that emphasizes practical and hands-on training and prepares electricians for real-life hazardous situations instead of just informational pieces...
As part of National Electrical Safety Month this May, the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) is spearheading an information campaign in an effort to reduce the number of electrically related fires, fatalities...
Eye and face injuries can be painful and gruesome. According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2,000 people incur job-related eye injuries requiring medical treatment every day. These types of...
On Apr. 27, 2022 at 1:00 pm Eastern, ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Media Group and the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) held a free webinar. It is now available to watch on-demand. Trends clearly show an increasingly...
The National Electrical Safety Code and National Electrical Code are similar in their overall purpose and safe electrical installations. They also overlap in some respects as applied to properties and premises wiring systems...
In 1989, OSHA first issued CFR 29 1910.147, The Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout). It is estimated that compliance with the regulation prevents 120 deaths and 50,000 injuries each year across all industries. In...
NFPA 70E requires that each employer implement and document an electrical safety program (ESP). During the 2021 revision cycle of NFPA 70E, new requirements were added to include an electrically safe work condition (ESWC)...
A great deal has changed over the years when it comes to managing safety for lineworkers, said Dan Gadacz, CSP, ASP, CUSP, and vice president of safety for Power Corporation of America (PCA) in Port Orange, Fla. Gadacz began...
We’ve probably all torn the house apart trying to find our car keys, only to look down and realize they’ve been on the kitchen counter all along. Not being able to recognize the keys from their surroundings might make us late...
It is estimated that 4 out of 5 workers, across all industries, feel overworked. When employees are stressed, they are less engaged and effective. Burned-out employees are far more likely to be involved in an incident...
