Archive for November, 2009

November 6

Improved Cooling Arc Flash Hood from NSA is now washable.

Posted by Hugh Hoagland
Filed under Arc Flash/Shock Safety, New Safety Products | No Comments

Many years ago Claude Maurice from Kinectrics and Hugh Hoagland from e-hazard.com and ArcWear.com collabarated to create fans for arc flash hoods. Steelgrip, NSA and Stanco all three worked with us on developing hoods. Steelgrip patented a removable design and now NSA has a new one which is removable (not breaking Steelgrip’s patent). These cooling [...]

November 6

OSHA cites New Bedford, Mass., seafood processor following worker death in ice machine.

Posted by Hugh Hoagland
Filed under Arc Flash/Shock Safety, OSHA Fines for Electrical Safety, OSHA Issues | No Comments

OSHA Citation on fatality results in fines surrounding electrical safety. Fatality unrelated. Additionally, OSHA’s inspection identified unmarked exit doors and a lack of emergency exit route lighting, no eyewash or drenching facilities for employees working with corrosive chemicals, a lack of material safety data sheets and chemical hazard communication training, unguarded open-sided floors, a missing [...]

November 6

Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) for Ontario Canada releases its new Electrical Safety Report

Posted by Hugh Hoagland
Filed under Arc Flash/Shock Safety, Electric Utility Incidents, OSHA Fines for Arc Flash Incident, OSHA Issues | No Comments

I love to read this because Ontario has ONE authority over electrical safety and they have excellent stats. It is among the best in the world. Click here to see all the linked reports.

November 6

FREE Live Webinar on NFPA 70E and CSA Z462 Approach Boundaries and PPE Selection

Posted by Hugh Hoagland
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Electrical Safety Web Workshop Session 10: NFPA 70E / CSA Z462 – Approach Boundaries, Definitions & PPE Requirements Date: Friday, November 13, 2009 Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST Two of the biggest sources of questions related to NFPA 70E and CSA Z462 relate to the definitions of the approach boundaries and the selection [...]

November 3

OSHA’s Top 10 Cited Violations include LO/TO and Electrical Hazards

Posted by Hugh Hoagland
Filed under Arc Flash/Shock Safety, OSHA Issues | No Comments

See the EHS article on the NSC presentation.