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NFPA 70E and Electrical Testing
In 1976, OSHA asked the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to develop a safety standard it could consult to develop its own electrical safety regulations. This was the start of ...
Electrical Safety Program Principles: Are They in Your Electrical Safety Program?
NFPA 70E Article 110.1 and CSA Z462 Clause 4.1.6 outline the requirements to implement a compliant electrical safety program as part of an employer’s overall occupational health and safety management ...
Columnists
James R. White
Shermco Industries
Tech Quiz
NFPA 70E and NETA
Emerging Technologies
NFPA 70E — 2021 Edition: Second Draft Meeting Highlights and Summary
Scott Blizard
President's Desk
American Electrical Testing Company LLC
NETA PresidentNETA World Keeps You One Step Ahead of Emerging Technology
Ron Widup
Shermco Industries
NFPA 70E and NETA
Safety Corner
NFPA 70E — 2021 Edition: Second Draft Meeting Highlights and Summary
Electrical Service Work and Worker Fatigue: Take Care of Yourself!
Industry Topics
A New Way to Test Distribution Automation Schemes
With an ever-growing demand for a more reliable distribution grid, utilities are constantly looking for possibilities to optimize their distribution networks by implementing distribution automation. One method to improve the network and reduce permanent outages is using pole-mounted reclosers, due ...
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Specs & Standards
NFPA 70B Committee Report
The NFPA Committee met in Boston in September. The meeting began with confirmation that the 70B maintenance guide would be rewritten into a maintenance standard. There had been previous discussion regarding whether to make it a recommended practice, using the word “should” ...
