Think You Can Get Something Grandfathered In? Think Again… If you spend enough time around older buildings, manufacturing floors, or industrial facilities, you will inevitably hear the word "grandfathered." Usually,…
This is an updated version of the 2021 e-Hazard blog article. I teach two mottos in my classes: Don’t get shocked. Don’t get burned.If you have attended one of my…
OSHA Guidance After a 20-plus-year hiatus, OSHA broke the silence with a new release to employers and employees regarding their approach to electrical safety. OSHA clarified existing requirements as well.This…
Emergency Response Team AND Every Electrician Trained? Question: We have a volunteer Emergency Response Team in the plant trained in firefighting, rescue and HazMat. Twenty four of the 75 members…
TPG Review We discussed in our four-part series on TPGs (Let’s Get Clear on Electrical Utility TPG – see below for links) the importance of properly applying TPGs in such…
Serious Injuries Let me preface this blog by making this point as simply as possible: there is NOTHING we do in the electrical industry worth suffering like this.At e-Hazard, we…