COVID-19 Update
Arc Flash Training for Essential Workers We understand so many are affected by this and concerned about COVID-19 and the unknown that it poses, and how long this could go on. We are here and will continue to keep you compliant and ensure employee safety throughout this time, and try to maintain some sense of […]
Collapsed New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel, Facing ‘Willful’ and ‘Serious’ Safety Violations From OSHA
Collapsed New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel, facing ‘willful’ and ‘serious’ safety violations from OSHA The Occupational Safety and Health Administration found numerous safety violations at the site of the 18-story Hard Rock Hotel construction site in New Orleans, which partially collapsed in October, killing three and injuring dozens. OSHA fined 11 contractors on the project […]
OSHA ACCIDENT REPORT: Worker Electrocuted
Accident: 125063.015 – Employee Is Killed When Boom-Lift Basket Touches Powerline Accident Investigation Summary: At approximately 12:00 a.m. on March 26, 2020, an employee was electrocuted and killed after the employee raised JLG boom-lift basket that he was occupying, came in contact with an energized, primary electrical distribution power line. The employee did not maintain […]
Arc Flash PPE and COVID-19
The article explains how sharing PPE can be at higher risk of being exposed to the Coronavirus, and goes on to discuss how long the virus survives on PPE and how it can be cleaned properly. See the link below to the full article. How the electrical industry must work together to reduce the spread […]
CDC Recommendations to Help Employers Deal With Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The CDC has put together the Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to help Plan, Prepare and Respond to the Coronavirus in the workplace The interim guidance may help prevent workplace exposures to acute respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19, in non-healthcare settings. The guidance also provides planning considerations if there are more widespread, community outbreaks of […]
Preventing and Minimizing Arc Flash Risk
Following OSHA regulations and using good design can reduce the risk of damage to workers and equipment from arc flashes. Arc flashes present a serious hazard involving electrical equipment that is more common than many would believe. Due to OSHA’s reporting requirements for arc flashes, they are under-reported or not reported at all. No one […]
Electrical Burst Kills Amtrak Worker in the Bronx, Article From NY Daily News
An electrical explosion killed an Amtrak worker in a Bronx power substation Thursday morning, officials said. The explosion erupted about 11:30 a.m. in Con Ed’s Van Nest Yard, which the company shares with Amtrak, on Unionport Road near White Plains Road in Parkchester. The Amtrak worker was electrocuted, according to police. Two other people suffered […]
OSHA Fines Waukegan Plant After Explosion Kills 4, Including 3 From Kenosha Count
OSHA fines Waukegan plant after explosion kills 4, including 3 from Kenosha Count Investigators continue to search for one missing person in the rubble of the former factory.WAUKEGAN, Ill. — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined an Illinois plant following an explosion that killed four workers. The Waukegan-based company, AB Specialty Silicones, […]
Construction Worker Critically Injured in Electrical Accident in Jacksonville
Jacksonville police say boom truck lifting traffic signal hit energized line JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A construction worker installing traffic signals Friday morning on North Kernan Boulevard in East Arlington was critically injured when a boom truck he was in hit a high power transmission line, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The man operating the crane was doing […]
2 Dead, 2 Others Critically Injured After a String of Electrocutions in a Single Day
CBC News reports, Multiple electrocution incidents in Ontario prompt Electrical Safety Authority warning Ontario’s Electrical Safety Authority is pleading with people to stay safe around power lines after two people were killed by electrocution and two others were critically injured in a single day in Ontario. A worker was electrocuted and killed in Vaughan on Sept. […]
