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When electrical service equipment fails catastrophically!
EC&M Staff | Electrical Construction and Maintenance Feb 22 2017 When electrical service equipment fails catastrophically, chaos typically ensues. Production lines grind to a halt. Standby or portable generators are called into action. On-site...
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations of 2016 10-of-10
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations of 2016 By EC&M Staff | Electrical Construction and Maintenance No. 10 Violation: General Electrical Requirements General Electrical Requirements stayed the same as last year, rounding out the top 10 listing. 1910.303 focuses on the proper...
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations of 2016 8-of-10
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations of 2016 By EC&M Staff | Electrical Construction and Maintenance No. 8 Violation: Machine Guarding As noted in 1910.212, one or more methods of Machine Guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area...
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations of 2016 9-of-10
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations of 2016 By EC&M Staff | Electrical Construction and Maintenance No. 9 Violation: Electrical Wiring Methods The good news here is that this “electrically focused” category dropped one place in the rankings from last year. Section 1910.305...
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations of 2016 7-of-10
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations of 2016 By EC&M Staff | Electrical Construction and Maintenance No. 7 Violation: Ladders Section 1926.1053 applies to all Ladders, including job-made ladders. These rules apply to many different plants/facilities as well as all types of...
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations of 2016 6-of-10
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations of 2016 6 of 10 By EC&M Staff | Electrical Construction and Maintenance No. 6 Violation: Powered Industrial Trucks Although violations associated with Powered Industrial Trucks don’t often come to mind when thinking about electrical work,...
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations of 2016 5-of-10
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations of 2016 By EC&M Staff | Electrical Construction and Maintenance No. 5 Violation: Lockout/Tagout Lockout/Tagout rules are vitally important for many different types of employees. Standard 1910.147 establishes minimum performance requirements...
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations of 2016 4-of-10
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations of 2016 4 of 10 By EC&M Staff | Electrical Construction and Maintenance No. 4 Violation: Respiratory Protection The rules of 1910.134, which focus on Respiratory Protection, apply to General Industry (part 1910), Shipyards (part 1915), Marine...
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations of 2016 3 of 10
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations of 2016 By EC&M Staff | Electrical Construction and Maintenance No. 3 Violation: Scaffolding Violations related to Scaffolding use are still widespread across many industries. It’s important to note that the rules of 1926.451 do not apply to...