The National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) recently updated the requirements of the 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace. The latest changes bring several important updates from the previous version.
First guidance update in almost twenty years tells workers: “Don’t wear fuel”
November 25, 2024
OSHA's first arc-flash guidance update in almost 20 yearsprovides guidance to ensure that arc-flash protective clothing and equipment is provided for and worn by anyone working on or near energized equipment.
Fire protection expert reveals commonly missed deficiencies by safety professionals, urging increased knowledge and understand of fire safety protocols.
Currently designated as NFPA 660: Standard for Combustible Dusts, the all-encompassing standard will be completed in 2024 and likely released in late 2024/early 2025.
The death toll from last week’s fire at a converted warehouse in Oakland, California is at 36 but may go higher, as crews continue to search through the debris for more victims.
On October 2, 2016, the OHS Initiative for Workers and Community received the legally required approval from the Bangladesh government’s NGO Bureau to begin operations, green-lighting its “train-the-trainer” program on workplace health and safety with six leading labor, women’s, public health and occupational health and safety (OHS) organizations.
The Institute for Electronics and Electrical Engineers’ (IEEE) Industry Applications Society, Electrical Safety Committee held its annual electrical safety workshop (ESW) March 6-11, 2016.
A combustible duststandard is unlikely to be issued this year because of the complexity of the hazard and OSHA's full regulatory agenda, according to an article by Brian Dabbs in Bloomburg BNA.
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and ASIS International (ASIS) recently hosted a joint stakeholder meeting to address active shooting incidents. More than 100 experts from the security, fire, law enforcement, EMS, life safety, professional associations and government fields discussed existing resources, the crossover between security and fire disciplines, operational solutions, management procedures, building design and construction issues, and cost considerations with an emphasis on preparation and planning.