Electrical safety - Articles - Page 20

What you can do to prevent electrical injuries and fatalities

October 9, 2013

According to NIOSH, at least one of the following five factors was present in all 224 incidents evaluated by the NIOSH fatality investigation program: (1) established safe work procedures were either not implemented or not followed;

Who is a "qualified worker”?

October 8, 2013

According to the Workplace Safety Awareness Council, in an effort to limit electrical injuries in the workplace, OSHA has passed a law that only allows a “Qualified” person to work on or around energized circuits or equipment.

IRISS announces first Level I Infrared Electrical certification course in Arizona

Hands-on training focuses on the electrical application of infrared

October 8, 2013

IRISS, a leader in the industrial infrared (IR) window for electrical safety and electrical maintenance training market, announced today their SMART Academy rolled out the first schedule of Arizona regional Level I Infrared Electrical Certification courses scheduled in Phoenix, AZ.

AVO Training Institute announces two new courses available for enrollment

Infrared Thermography and Circuit Breaker Maintenance- SF6

October 7, 2013

In keeping with AVO Training’s philosophy of offering the types of Electrical Safety Training Courses industry and utilities require today, two new subject have been added to the over 50 courses currently available at the Institute.

IRISS announces Traincation program

Train at SMART and take a vacation in sunny Florida

October 1, 2013

IRISS, a leader in the industrial infrared (IR) window for electrical safety and electrical maintenance training market, announced today their newest program to cross promote their SMART Academy and Bradenton, FL, as the premier destination for a Traincation.

Simple electrical & mechanical assets inspection solutions

October 1, 2013

IRISS is the only company offering infrared (IR) windows you can rely on because they are protected by an unconditional lifetime warranty.

OSHA’s Top 10 violations announced at 2013 NSC Congress & Expo

Dave Johnson

September 30, 2013

1 – 1926.501 Fall Protection (8,241 total violations
2 – 1910.1200 Hazard Communication (6,156 violations)
3 – 1926.451 Scaffolding (5,423)

Save time & money using infrared (IR) windows

September 24, 2013

IRISS IR windows help you easily perform closed-panel inspections of electrical and mechanical assets: Fast- Instant access to perform IR and visual inspections in seconds vs. 30+ minutes; Minimize Risk- Costly arc flash, arc blast, electrocution or electrical fires can be deterred.

Worker electrocuted while reaching for gloves

Company cited for 19 violations

September 13, 2013

OSHA has cited St. Louis Cold Drawn for 26 safety violations after a worker was electrocuted May 15 when he reached into an energized electrical panel box to retrieve work gloves stored in the box at the company's St. Louis steel bar manufacturing facility.

Worker burned, company hit with $185,560 in fines

Packaging Corporation of America has history of worker injuries, fatalities

September 12, 2013

A double worker fatality in 2012 and a triple fatality in 2008 did not result in the abatement of hazards at Packaging Corporation of America facilities; seven of the 30 citations issued recently after a worker was injured on the job were for repeat violations.