NFPA 70E

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When working for a company that does not follow NFPA70E or any other safety program. What is the responsibility of the electrician working under these conditions. I worked in construction went through an IBEW apprenticship program and was trained in OSHA and 70E. I am now working as a maintenance electrician and the company I am currently working for has no safety program. As an employee how much liability are we responsible for if any?

I would be more than happy to step up to the plate and report this "employer". Please PM me and I guarantee there will be OSHA complaints filed all over the place without your ever being in the mix. This attitude is nothing short of criminal.

Hmm, local radio, newspaper, chamber of commerce... could get very interesting.
 
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... They don't shut it down because it will interrupt production. ...
There are a few production processes that meet the exceptions. Some continuous molten metal processes come to mind. We finally got our act straight about five years ago. Now the stabs are done with the buss off. But people here got reamed both for promoting and resisting proper execution of the work. Managers, typically not on the floor, refused to understand that cutting buss power meant things like planning and scheduling. Of course, those are the same managers who never understood being one part short of quota either. So our poor construction foremen were told by one side of the house that the job had to be complete in 24 hours (such as Wednesday) while the other side said you can't cut power until after 72 hours (that is, until the weekend). Whoever he offended then ripped him for either not meeting or for cheating.
 
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