Tag: Electric Power

Employee Training – How hard can it be?, Part II

August 25, 2017

By: Pam Tompkins, CSP, CUSP, CUSA Last month, employee training and the importance of developing a well planned training process were discussed. This month, several additional...

Electric Power, Safety Culture, Training

Electric Power Industry Case Study

July 13, 2017

Check out this case study from the electric power industry which outlines the importance of safety and health programs and the role they play in keeping electrical workers...

Electric Power, Safety Culture

Safety Improvement Audits, Part II

May 24, 2017

By: Pam Tompkins, CSP, CUSP, CUSA In the previous Safety Improvement Audits article, a traditional Safety Compliance Audit was discussed, including its lack of focus on...

Electric Power, Management, Safety Culture, Surveys, Training

Fall Protection Requirements

April 12, 2017

When OSHA passed the new Walking and Working Surfaces Standard for the General Industry in 2016 they also updated the fall protection requirements in the Regulations Standard...

Electric Power, osha

Information Sharing Requirements

March 20, 2017

Information sharing is required when a contract employer/subcontractor is working in a covered process Information sharing applies when: Work is performed as a “Qualified...

Electric Power, Safety Culture

Host employer responsibilities regarding distribution of safety information

March 8, 2017

Did you know, before any work begins, that Host employers must inform Contract employers of know conditions that are related to the safety of the work to be performed,...

Electric Power, Safety Culture

Does a Host Employer have any responsibility for subcontractors performing non-electrical work inside restricted work areas?

February 16, 2017

The answer is Yes! Host Employers have the responsibility to develop and implement appropriate procedures to ensure required information is communicated effectively to...

Electric Power, Safety Culture

Auditing for Safety Improvement

March 31, 2016

The mere thought of participating in an audit can be unnerving. Consider IRS audits for a moment – they can never mean good news, right? So why would an organization want...

Electric Power, Leadership Development, Management, Safety Culture

Understanding OSHA Electric Power Training Requirements

June 22, 2015

Are your employees performing work on or near electric power generation, transmission or distribution facilities? If so, whether they are performing electrical or nonelectrical...

Electric Power, osha, Training

Electric Power Standards- What does OSHA consider reasonable estimates of available heat energy?

March 12, 2015

What does OSHA consider reasonable estimates of available heat energy? Understanding that the largest available amount of fault current does not necessarily translate into...

Electric Power, osha