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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Electrical Safety Council is urging contractors to ensure that safe isolation procedures for low voltage installations are being implemented on construction sites. The tragic consequences of ...

An arc flash is defined as a hazardous explosion of energy from an electrical circuit, or a type of discharge that results from a low-impedance connection through air to ground or to another voltage ...

Electrical crews rarely operate in ideal conditions. Most of the time, crews are making repairs and improvements in vast, open spaces. That makes workers more vulnerable to risks and hazardous ...

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 ...

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 ...