Using electrical equipment on the job is always hazardous. According to a report prepared by the Fire Protection Research Foundation, there were 1,962 electrical-related workplace deaths during the 10 ...

Safety isolation is important for both manufacturers and consumers. Its purpose is to physically separate hazardous circuits and transient sources from users and to protect products and their ...

To ensure compliance under 1910.147, hazardous energy sources, such as electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, chemical and thermal energy, need to be properly isolated to a zero-energy state through a ...

This safety procedure provides guidelines for safely working around electrical hazards. It includes provisions for training, lockout requirements, and specific types of work practices and the required ...

Electrical hazards, specifically shock, arc flash, and arc blast, can result in serious injury or death to electrical workers. Work environments that create the potential for these events put everyone ...

Maintaining isolation between high- and low-voltage EV systems is vital for safety and proper equipment operation. Attention must be paid to many systems and devices to ensure isolation is built in ...

After teaching electrical safety for many years, one tends to understand the regulations, and the standards more than the average safety professional. We live them most every day. We also understand ...

The use of ac-line-powered medical diagnostic, measurement, and treatment equipment potentially exposes patients and even caregivers to the risk of electrical shock, burns, internal-organ damage, and ...