NFPA 70E: Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace 2012 Edition
Protect your personnel from electrical hazards & meet the highest standard for electrical safety with the 2012 edition of NFPA 70E.Workplace safety in the United States is evolving due to better awareness & implementation of NFPA 70E: Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace. Yet hundreds of deaths & thousands of disabling injuries still occur each year due to shock, electrocution, arc flash, & arc blast & most could be prevented through NFPA 70E compliance. The 2012 NFPA 70E responds to the challenges, making it easier to ensure an electrically safe working area & comply with OSHA 1910 Subpart S &OSHA; 1926 Subpart K.Get new ways to calculate risks & mitigate hazards.NFPA 70E responds to new information about the effects of arc flash, arc blast, & direct current (dc) hazards, & recent developments in electrical design & Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).Coverage of direct current hazards is the first of its kind in the U.S.The rising demand for alternative energy systems such as photovoltaic & wind power present greater dc shock & arc flash hazard exposures to workers. To protect personnel, NFPA 70E includes a new shock protection boundary, hazard/risk table, & incident energy calculation for direct current systems. Revised Article 320 focuses on safe work practices for stationary batteries & battery rooms, such as those used by alternative energy systems.Give your employees the know-how they need to be electrically safe on the job!Training & audit-related revisions impact your company's electrical safety program. The 2012 NFPA 70E explains when the energized work permit (EWP) is required & what it should contain; requires emergency procedure instruction on AEDs (Automatic External Defibrillators), adds a new 3-year maximum interval for employee training & documentation of content, & more. This edition also contains new information about implementing NFPA 70E within the framework of ANSI/AIHA Z10 & other health and safety management standards.