Buyers Beware A friend recently shared a safety concern with me regarding “insulated electricians’ gloves” he had stumbled across. The sellers claim the gloves provide workers with insulation from electric shock…
Review of RAB and MAD Previously, we established that before a worker is allowed to enter the Restricted Approach Boundary (RAB) or Minimum Approach Distance (MAD), he must be insulated…
Recap Before moving into Part 3, let’s quickly recap a few important elements from Parts 1 and 2 regarding the fundamentals of the Restricted Approach Boundary (RAB) from NFPA® 70E®…
Review Part 1 covered the different terms used by OSHA, the NESC® and NFPA® 70E® to denote essentially the same electric shock protection boundaries or distances. These are known as…
Avoiding Electrical Contact Last year in February and March of 2024, I presented a two-part discussion titled, “Avoiding Electrical Contact” on the e-Hazard podcast “Plugged into Safety.” You can listen…
The answer is simple - or is it? At times, a question occasionally comes up in my electrical safety classes regarding the use of non-conductive materials, such a plastic or…