What is the qualifications or rules for people working in critical systems IBX buildings. Do you not have to have a license to work on or around live circuits? I am looking for NEC, OSHA, NFPA guidelines. If someone knows please help. We just started a electrical department and the person in charge of us has no electrical back ground or license and I am concerned for my safety from previous experiences.
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so a search on here for "working live" and "70E" and you will find a bunch of information about qualified individuals, working live, and currrent osha guidelines and fines for working live.
here's one former thread on the topic: http://forums.mikeholt.com/showthread.php?t=118712&highlight=qualified+work+osha
here's one former thread on the topic: http://forums.mikeholt.com/showthread.php?t=118712&highlight=qualified+work+osha
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Here is the biggie from OSHA
bobsherwood
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You must also remember that YOU are responsible for your own safety. Do not let any one guide you into something that your not comforable with!
Thank you for the Information.
Thank you for the Information.
This company is not that concerned with safety and here you do it or get fired. Everyone walks on eggshells and management is afraid to say or do anything because they are scared they will tell you wrong and loose their job, and your job. They push it of on other engineers to protect themselves. If you quit it is very hard to find a job in this area.
Thank you for the Information.
This company is not that concerned with safety and here you do it or get fired. Everyone walks on eggshells and management is afraid to say or do anything because they are scared they will tell you wrong and loose their job, and your job. They push it of on other engineers to protect themselves. If you quit it is very hard to find a job in this area.
iMuse97
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1. Training for working on energized equipment,
2. proper PPE, analysis of the risks involved in the task,
3. and a planned procedure for completing the task, and a
4. plan for what to do if an accident occurs
are all part of operating within a facility such as the one you describe.
The possibility for catastrophic damage to personnel and equipment
increases if any of these steps (and possibly others) are not followed.
Unfortunately, in industry a catastrophe usually happens before the
leaders of that segment of industry make changes.
Electricians (or engineers) dying has, also unfortunately, not been considered a catastrophe.
2. proper PPE, analysis of the risks involved in the task,
3. and a planned procedure for completing the task, and a
4. plan for what to do if an accident occurs
are all part of operating within a facility such as the one you describe.
The possibility for catastrophic damage to personnel and equipment
increases if any of these steps (and possibly others) are not followed.
Unfortunately, in industry a catastrophe usually happens before the
leaders of that segment of industry make changes.
Electricians (or engineers) dying has, also unfortunately, not been considered a catastrophe.
zog
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Having a license has nothing to do with it. You may find some answers and good ammo here
http://forums.mikeholt.com/showthread.php?t=99114
Might want to take a look at this, so you and your folks know your rights to work in a safe and healthy workplace. If your employer is ignoring your concerns, then you need to document this and take it too another level or find a employer who does actually care about you. Either way, the situation there needs to be corrected.
http://www.osha.gov/dep/oia/whistleblower/index.html
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