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This is another older citation from December 2003 to show how OSHA has been incorporating NFPA 70E into the precedents. The HVAC worker was burned badly in an arc flash. No clothing ignition so the energy level was fairly low but I understand he received second and third degree burns on his arms.
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February 28
This is an older story but a good one to see when OSHA started working to enforce more on electrical safety surrounding arc flash. Up until 2000, OSHA really only addressed arc flash in electric utilities. The 1994 law 29 CFR 1910.269 came out then and OSHA really started focusing on arc flash in utilities. [...]
December 21
Another example of lack of training. Larger companies buy smaller companies but if they don’t assure the smaller companies have adequate training and policies in place they can have negative consequences.
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November 18
O’Connell Electric Co. Inc. could face as much as $88,200 in fines if found guilty of the allegations prompted by a company employee being burned May 18 from an electrical arc flash on the North Campus of the State University of New York at Buffalo.
O’Connell Electric’s chief executive officer, Victor E. Salerno, said today the company is challenging the allegations. “The good news is the employee is back to work,” said Salerno of the employee from the Rochester area who was burned in the incident.
“We believe we followed all the proper procedures to protect our employees,” added Salerno. The company has done its own investigation of the incident and related activity, he said, and is confident it will prevail against the allegations by OSHA.
November 6
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.
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September 15
This article is written by J&B publishers who print for NFPA.
OSHA is making a real push on Electrical Safety.
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September 12
Another OSHA fine based in part on electrical safe work practices.
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