If you care about Combustible Dust (there are no guidelines mentioning flame resistant clothing even though this would save many lives), OSHA is having stakeholder meetings. Click here to see the OSHA press release.

This FOX station reports that fire fighters could move downed power lines in emergencies IF they had rubber gloves on the trucks. There is a LOT more than rubber gloves needed for firefighters to move downed powerlines. The story isn’t entirely inaccurate. Why not suggest hot sticks on each truck rather than just rubber gloves? [...]

Sounds like this is an arc flash incident. The local newspaper here has lots of local comments on the page. With the report of burns, sounds like this worker wasn’t wearing NFPA 70E compliant PPE. Read the account as it was reported.

Click here to read the short story. Click here to see the video news report. Substation fatality.

No. This blogger is very knowledgeable but wrong in assuming the IEC standards cited prevent all arc flashes. Incident data in all countries indicate the contrary. While there are NO standards for work practices in most countries depending on IEC design standards may help prevent many injuries but they will not prevent all injuries. See [...]

Metergrabber stops an arc cold. Weight Balancing Arc Flash Shield 12 cal/cm2 Rating. Watch how it works!

If you use NFPA 70E, you might have an idea to improve the standard. Did you know YOU can write the standard? All public proposals are handled by the committee. Not one can be ignored. If you have a idea of how to make the standard better, suggest it through NFPA. Read the NFPA Journal [...]

OSHA’s inspection found that workers at the 30 Elm St. worksite were exposed to electrocution hazards while working within 10 feet of energized high-voltage power and service lines

Here is another one. Fortunately when these happen most often, no one is present. DTE Energy is developing strategies to determine when they are probable from a electrical worker perspective. DTE is using infra-red detection, Arc Flash Blankets tested with ASTM F2676 and arc flash clothing tested to meet ASTM F1506 to help protect workers. [...]

Don’t know if they can get one for $80-120K with this kind of travel needs but I’ll help. Click here to see the job.