Each year as a wave of new electrical apprentices enters the electrical industry, instructors and supervisors drive home the importance of wearing proper personal protective equipment (PPE) on the job ...

In the electrical trade, the risks are not only highly consequential but can also come in an instant. Arc flash incidents, which occur when an electrical current deviates from its intended path and ...

Personal protective grounds go by several names in the industry: "temporary protective grounds," "ground sets," "ground clusters," or just plain "grounds." Personal protective grounds are used ...

Determining how to protect employees from hazards is an essential part of every company’s safety program. It is very common for workers to need to wear more than one type of personal protective ...

Personal protective equipment (PPE) is protective clothing, helmets, goggles, or other garments or equipment designed to protect the wearer’s body from injury or infection. The hazards addressed by ...

Employees need to wear safety glasses to protect their eyes from impact hazards such as flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or ...

Workplaces today generally are safer than ever, thanks largely to the widespread use of personal protective equipment, or PPE, designed to help protect workers from many workplace hazards. Know the ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of December 29, 1970, states “An Act: To assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women …” Section 5 of the Act titled Duties goes on to ...

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 ...

MARBLEHEAD, Mass., April 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Partnership for Electrical Safety (PES) hosted its inaugural Washington, DC Member Meeting on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, March 26 with over 30 ...

General PPE training is available in Cornerstone and is mandatory for all employees who use personal protective equipment in the performance of their job duties. This training provides essential ...