Modern power-system testing and commissioning environments are no longer static. Compressed schedules, evolving access windows, and multi-party coordination have introduced a new operational reality: Priorities shift midstream, and without deliberate control measures, safety and quality can degrade simultaneously. THE NEW REALITY OF FIELD EXECUTION Here’s a scenario many teams recognize: A job lead steps onto a site with a plan: …
Wind turbines are a critical pillar of renewable energy production, yet workers routinely encounter significant operational risks, including overheating, electrical fires, and arc flash incidents within the nacelle, the large housing on top of the wind turbine tower, right behind the rotor blades. These issues threaten the reliability of energy output and endanger maintenance personnel, increase operational costs, and contribute …
Today, we’re going to talk about electrical safety. After listening to people talk at PowerTest25, I realized that NFPA 70 E and other standards always refer to arc flash and arc blast, so we’ll start with that. ARC FLASH How many of you have taken an arc flash class? I’d hope everybody! How many have taken a shock class? Very …
Safety remains a critical consideration for those working in the field of electrical testing and maintenance. For members of the InterNational Electrical Testing Association (NETA), whose work often focuses on electrical systems analysis, commissioning, and maintenance, each task is governed by the highest standards of technical accuracy and safety. However, despite rigorous attention to protocols, the industry continues to be …
On October 23–24, 2025, more than 250 electrical safety, maintenance, and engineering professionals gathered in Kraków, Poland, for the inaugural Electrical Safety Conference Europe (ESC EU 2025). As keynote speaker, standing on that stage in front of so many specialists, the dominant feeling was that electrical safety in Europe and North America had entered a new phase: sharing, comparing, and …
As CEO of a global metallurgical equipment supplier, I watched a surveillance video in horror as our young engineer approached an electric furnace in a critical failure mode, instead of running away. It was painfully clear that we had not adequately trained him to safely perform his job. In a stroke of extraordinary fortune, he escaped unharmed from what would …