Occupation Safety and Health Organization (OSHA) encourages all organizations, including small businesses, to promote safe and healthy working environments for employees. The Safety and Health ...

IN the realm of personal protective equipment, protective gloves offer the first line of defense against an array of hazards. Most often, they are used to protect the hands against scrapes, cuts, ...

There are two basic names for shoes that have some protection from electrical shock: Dielectric (DI) and Electrical Hazard (EH) rated. The differences between the standards are not usually understood, ...

Every day, an estimated five to 10 arc flash incidents occur and more than 2,000 people are hospitalized each year, according to The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). With arc flash and ...

What does risk really mean when working with electrical systems, and how do electrical workers decide what elements go into a risk assessment? As qualified electrical workers, we seem to identify ...

This year’s National Electrical Safety Month campaign features the launch of the third edition of Electrical Safety Illustrated from the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI). The issue is ...

When OSHA performs an on-site inspection of a facility, it should be a nonevent, yet the trend these days is moving toward more citations, greater penalties, and more frequent inspections. Further ...