OSHA has increased compliance activities related to electrical safety regulations and standards in the past few years. This began with the heightened interest in arc flash hazards starting with the ...

At the 2013 International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) Executive Summit in Orange County, Calif., ISEA President Dan Shipp outlined a new, voluntary PPE conformity assessment standard currently ...

The alarm has sounded! It is a hot, windy, summer afternoon and you are part of a response to multiple 9-1-1 reports of a brush fire that is moving toward homes. While responding, you observe a dark, ...

Although it may not be readily apparent–nor a matter of much concern–to most firefighters, the fact is that the research, development, testing, certification and production processes for all elements ...

Electricity is an indispensable commodity in our modern society. It powers industries, businesses, and homes. With a flick of a switch, customers expect electricity to come through. To achieve this, ...

OSHA’s long-standing position is that it does not approve or endorse particular products. Moreover, the determination of compliance with OSHA’s standards cannot be based on an evaluation of the ...

The use of PPE is often necessary to protect employees from injury or illness caused by exposure to chemicals and other workplace hazards such as: biologicals, radiation, physical, electrical, ...

Wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) on the jobsite is undoubtedly vital to keeping construction workers safe. Not only is it important to keep employees healthy, companies must stay in ...

The first U.S. standard to address conformity of PPE has been released by ANSI and ISEA. Most personal protective equipment (PPE) in the United States is tested and evaluated by the supplier to ...

Remember that ignorance of these regulations will not work as a defense of an OSHA citation or when answering questions in a tort case following an electrocution. OSHA has increased compliance ...