Here is another one. Fortunately when these happen most often, no one is present. DTE Energy is developing strategies to determine when they are probable from a electrical worker perspective. DTE is using infra-red detection, Arc Flash Blankets tested with ASTM F2676 and arc flash clothing tested to meet ASTM F1506 to help protect workers....

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...

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...

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.

See the EHS article on the NSC presentation.