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...
The electrical construction industry hasn’t been spared the need for new safety protocols that minimize exposure to the coronavirus in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency...
People are fallible and human error often causes accidents, so assessing worker performance is an important part of maintaining a safe work environment. Incidents can be avoided by understanding what contributes to human...
In the electrical contracting industry, safety is a core value that requires top-down commitment from leadership in order to be internalized by all employees. Here, executives from electrical contracting firms nationwide...
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. Choosing the Right Clothing...
If you want to be successful in safety, you must be willing to listen—and be compassionate, said Marty Rouse, vice president of safety, CSP, CHST, STS-C, Rosendin Electric Inc., San Jose, Calif. I caught up with Rouse to...
The opioid addiction crisis is becoming an increasingly debilitating problem throughout the country and is prevalent in all industries. Construction workers, however, are the most susceptible to becoming addicted to opioids...
Wind power continues to gain momentum throughout the United States. As opportunities for electricians to work with wind turbines grow, the goal is to limit the injuries and deaths related to this hazardous line of work. Of...
Preventing accidental damage of buried utilities is everyone’s business, no matter what the project or industry. An accidental utility hit can cause injury or death while disrupting services that can result in costly repairs...
Electrical contracting firms today employ more innovative approaches and are dedicated to keeping their contractors safe. This month, Safety Leader talks to five of the industry’s safety experts about the professional role of...
NFPA 70E, the Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, and NFPA 70, National Electrical Code, share the same goal of electrical safety. However, they are dynamically different because the NEC deals only with minimum...
Maintaining COVID-19-free employees, construction projects and job sites is critical. Companies are implementing safety protocols such as requiring masks, prescreening questionnaires and physical distancing on-site and in...
Employees are no longer satisfied with having a job that pays well and provides benefits. Gone are the days of the command-and-control management style. Workers want to be appreciated, challenged and feel included in the...
Whether coaching high school athletes or teaching safe work practices to electricians, the nickname “Coach” fits Ron Hall perfectly. Hall retired as safety director at Cogburn Bros. Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., then came back...
COVID-19 continues to test safety and health management systems on every level. While many organizations scrambled to develop or shore up their safety practices to deal with the pandemic, others saw it as business as usual...
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, NECA has postponed the 2020 NECA Safety Professionals Conference (NSPC), presented by WESTEX by Milliken, which was to take place in Scottsdale, Ariz., May 18–20. The NSPC will now be held Oct. 5...
May is National Electrical Safety Month The theme for this year’s National Electrical Safety Month is Smart Home. In May, the Electrical Safety Foundation International will showcase resources focusing on the lifesaving...
