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...
Following the Texas Ranger Stadium fall fatality, I was interviewed by ESPN - Outside the Lines. I stressed the need for the Texas Rangers as well as other Major League Baseball stadiums to review fall protection hazards at their stadiums and to upgrade their stadiums...
I was interviewed on July 8, 2011, on ESPN - Outside the Lines concerning this incident: July 7, 2011: A fan died at a Texas Ranger game after leaning over the railing to catch a ball and falling 20 feet. At first glance, it appears the railing is not high enough to...
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...
The 2012 edition of NFPA 70E is presently being finalized. The 2* hazard risk designation in Table 130.7 (C)(15)(a) and Table 130.7 (C)(16) will likely be deleted. If the proposed revision is finalized, all hazard risk category 2 job tasks will require both an...
On April 19, 2011, I was interviewed by John Saunders of ESPN after the University of Notre Dame issued their final report in the scissor lift fatality of Notre Dame videographer Declan Sullivan. Click here to view the episode. Jon