This safety procedure provides guidelines for safely working around electrical hazards. It includes provisions for training, lockout requirements, and specific types of work practices and the required ...

This year’s National Electrical Safety Month campaign features the launch of the third edition of Electrical Safety Illustrated from the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI). The issue is ...

Electrical outlets and switches are so ordinary that you barely notice them until something goes wrong. Yet the earliest ...

Based on our experience of working with customers in the development of their electrical safety plans, our perspective on electrical safety plans has evolved over the years — from being a difficult ...

Electrical safety requirements, personal protective equipment (PPE), and safety by design have grown astronomically over the past 25 years. OSHA’s rules for electrical safety date back almost 50 years ...

Aging electrical systems rarely fail all at once. They telegraph trouble in small, specific ways that trained eyes pick up ...

Hiring an electrician to perform electrical work in your home isn’t just about saving yourself a bit of manual labor. Home fire safety is one of the most crucial components of the electrical building ...

Transmission tower tags ensure utilities' operations meet safety standards. When a widespread power outage occurs and high-voltage transmission lines require immediate repairs, the electric utility ...

Contact with or exposure to electricity continues to be one of the leading causes of workplace fatalities and injuries in the United States, according to Electrical Safety Foundation International.

Electrical safety in direct current (DC) systems is not as well understood or regulated as alternating current (AC) systems. This is due to the new and diverse forms of DC sources, lower prevalence of ...