Another EC fined for energized work

[zog]

"OSHA also determined that the injured worker and other employees had not been adequately informed about and supplied with adequate personal protective clothing. In addition, they had not been adequately trained in electrical safe work practices and in proper hazardous energy control procedures."

"This is a clear example of the grave consequences that can result when basic electrical safeguards are not provided and used," said Arthur Dube, OSHA's area director in Buffalo. "Electricity can injure and kill almost instantly, which makes it vital that power sources be de-energized and locked out, and workers be properly trained and equipped before electrical work is performed."



Click here to read the whole release, http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=NEWS_RELEASES&p_id=16728

FYI, I get one of these almost every day. EC's need to change the way they veiw energized work, times are changing, fines are coming. OSHA dosent care how "it has always been done".

 

[Karl H]

It will change, but it will take time.

 

[Volta]

Thanks for posting that. Too many of us still don't understand how much energy is available on the equipment we work with. Granted, the 34k in that basement can sustain an arc a little more easily that anything that many of us deal with, but many of us deal with available energies in that range.

Thanks for taking the proactive end of things in this field.

 

[Don S.]

The OSHA report refers to O'Connell employees. Do you suppose that if these employees were really trained, professional Electricians, all of these obvious safety violations would have taken place?