Workplace accidents rarely happen in isolation. In many cases, they are the predictable result of unsafe conditions that were ...

Approximately 80 workers die from electric shock each year while working on electrical equipment or related utility operations. To help prevent such deaths, OSHA recently published the Electric Power ...

NFPA 70E, known as the “Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace,” plays a crucial role in ensuring the safety of workers handling electrical systems. While still a voluntary standard issued by ...

This safety procedure provides guidelines for safely working around electrical hazards. It includes provisions for training, lockout requirements, and specific types of work practices and the required ...

The Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) recently released its updated collection of information on fatal and non-fatal occupational electrical injuries from every available source. The U ...

Electrical safety in direct current (DC) systems is not as well understood or regulated as alternating current (AC) systems. This is due to the new and diverse forms of DC sources, lower prevalence of ...

As we do every May, we are dedicating the majority of editorial content to health and safety topics in this issue. Starting with Construction Safety Week, which was observed May 6-10 this year, many ...

The federal government has fined Universal $11,585 after an employee received a severe electrical shock during routine ...

Custom Nonwoven Inc. willfully exposed its workers to multiple hazards, according to a recent OSHA investigation. The company, based in New Albany, Miss., was cited for two willful, seven serious and ...

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), thousands of office employees and administrative employees are injured every year nationally. Although the most frequent types of incidents are falls ...

Time is critical when working with electrical hazards, and dangerous situations can arise instantly without appropriate equipment. Occupational electrocution and electricity-based injuries continue to ...