The August 6, 2012 fire at Chevron's Richmond, California refinery is likely to result in increased OSHA enforcement of their process safety management (PSM) standard. Although OSHA has no enforcement authority in Venezuela, the August 25, 2012 Venezuela Amuay...
During a recent NFPA 70E course for an aviation company, the client asked if any manufacturer sold high amperage load rated break plugs. Meltric provides load rated break plugs up to at least 200 amps. Also, if you need a higher voltage GFCI unit, Lind Corporation...
The removal and reinstallation of bolted on dead front covers poses a significant potential for an electric arc as well as the potential to inadvertently trip one or more circuit breakers. One method to minimize this risk is as each dead front screw is removed - ...
Since the 2012 Edition of NFPA 70E has been issued, I've had very strong demand for my one day course - having taught five courses in three months. I'm offering an open enrollment course on March 30, 2012 at our office in Greensboro, North Carolina. Please click here...
A student recently asked me about GFCI requirements contained in the the new 2012 Edition of NFPA 70E. Here are the requirements: Article 110.4 (C) Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter (GFCI) Protection. (1) General. Employees shall be provided with ground-fault...
During training classes and while assisting clients I get asked many times "does OSHA enforce NFPA70E?" OSHA recently cited Fort Bragg for 37 OSHA violations, several of these were related to electrical safe work practices. To find out more about OSHA and NFPA 70E...
August 4, 2011: Fort Bragg was cited by federal OSHA for 37 safety violations. These violations include: machine guarding; fall protection; lockout/tagout; as well as electrical safe work practices. Specifically, Fort Bragg was cited for not training employees in safe...
June 23, 2011: Two workers were burned at a wood paneling manufacturing facility caused by a combustible dust explosion. The injured workers were using a metal rod to clear a clog in a saw dust collector. Wood is responsible for approximately one third of all...
On June 7, 2011 two workers died in Durham, North Carolina while performing work in a confined space. Click here to read about the incident. The most common cause of confined space fatalities are workers attempting to rescue the entrant. It is imperative that...
An update to this 2011 post - an additional fatality involving a compactor. Click here for more information. Compactors/balers are responsible for numerous workplace fatalities. On June 4, 2011 a scrapyard worker was crushed in a compactor. In another incident, a...