February 13
Now famous gas plant explosion in CT takes life of active ASSE Safety Professional
No life is worth more than another but sadly one of those lost in this recent plant explosion w
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January 30
Mumbai India determines railway employees electrocuted by failure to isolate lines.
“Mumbai: Along with passengers and trespassers an increasing number of railway employees are are also becoming victims of track accidents. Nearly 22 railway men including gangmen and those working on the overhead equipment wires have died in 2009.”
December 31
TVA 4160V Arc Flash shuts down plant. 2 EE’s treated for smoke inhalation.
TVA has an excellent arc flash PPE program. The Fox News story doesn’t say if they were working on the breaker or if it just failed.
Arc Flash Training and the right PPE make huge differences in arc events.
Click here to read the Fox News Story.
Click here to read a little more detailed story but [...]
September 19
DOE Electrical Safety Workbook Updated
This is a free resource from the Department of Energy. It contains some of the best practices used at DOE sites. Based largely on NFPA 70E with some twists it can help build a state of the art electrical and arc flash safety program for FREE.
The link below takes you to [...]
September 16
New Arc Flash Safety High Visibility Mesh Material
Another mesh on the market or possibly the one that has been used but now marketed differently. This makes High Vis Arc Rated Vests more comfortable by far!
Click here to read the press release…
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September 3
OSHA fines Contractor $148K over Electrical Arc Flash in CT. No Safety Program.
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Basically an electrical contractor ignored NFPA 70E and even the OSHA standards. Did no training and provided no PPE and didn’t de-energize the equipment. OSHA fined them the maximum.
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June 4
ArcWear Electric Arc Newsletter June 2009
ArcWear Electric Arc Newsletter June 2009
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