December 2

Electrical Safety Training: Most common killer almost strikes again

Posted by Hugh Hoagland
Filed under Electric Shock Incidents, Public Electrical Safety | No Comments

The most common killer of electricians is this “simple” job. Changing 277V fluorescent lighting fixtures.

They think it is routine and fail to wear proper PPE or fully de-energize the circuit. Following NFPA 70E prevents 100% of these incidents and NEW NEC code changes will prevent them all without PPE in the future.

Read about a near fatal incident in Tempe, AZ this week.

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