Electrical Safety Consulting, LLC is the arc flash study professional you can trust to meet OSHA guidelines for an arc flash study and most importantly to keep you and your employees safe. 

 

OSHA has adopted electrical safety-related work practices in OSHA 1910 Subpart “S” (1910.301 to 1910.399). OSHA is using the latest edition of NFPA 70E as a guideline for “enforcing” OSHA electrical safety rules. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 requires employers to provide their employees with a workplace that is free from recognized hazards that may cause death or serious injury to their employees. NFPA 70E, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, was developed by the NFPA to help employers meet OSHA regulations. OSHA compliance officers look to NFPA 70E for guidance on how to evaluate Arc-Flash Hazards and minimize or prevent Arc-Flash accidents. OSHA 1910.132(d) and OSHA 1910.335(a)(1)(i) requires employers to assess the workplace and identify electrical and other hazards, select and provide PPE for their employees, inform their employees about the hazards that are present, and train qualified employees on how to use protective equipment. In addition to safety-related work practices, OSHA 1910 Subpart “S” specifically requires employers to establish an electrical safety program including safe electrical design, safe electrical maintenance requirements, and safe work procedures for special electrical equipment. OSHA 1910.332 requires employers to train and qualify their employees in safe work practices and standard operating procedures to reduce the hazards and increase worker safety. OSHA regulations are written in general terms and do not give detailed information about how to meet the regulations.

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NFPA 70E addresses how to implement an electrical safety program, how to establish safety-related work practices, how to establish methods and use mathematical formulas to evaluate electrical shock and Arc-Flash Hazards, and how to select and use electrical shock and Arc-Flash PPE. NFPA 70E defines what type of safety training is necessary and how to qualify workers. OSHA refers to NFPA 70E as an acceptable national consensus standard that can be used to meet OSHA regulations. OSHA is considered the “Shall” and NFPA 70E is the “How” of electrical safety. In order to be OSHA compliant, you must follow a consensus standard such as NFPA 70E.

 

An electrical professional is needed to identify any possible arc flash risks and electrical hazards, even in a seemingly sound system. Electrical Safety Consulting, LLC is the professional you can trust to meet your Arc Flash Study and OSHA compliancy requirements. 

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