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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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.

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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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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Another OSHA fine based in part on electrical safe work practices.
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