The Electrical Safety Foundation (ESF) and the Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR) recently announced their partnership on a campaign to raise awareness of construction electrical ...
Safety is a choice that is made every day by each person; it is imperative that each of us on the job makes the right choice. When does safety on a construction site or in a facility start? For ...
May is National Electrical Safety Month, and the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) is launching its annual effort to help reduce electrically related fatalities, injuries, and property ...
We often take electricity for granted. We don’t think about it when it is working fine and all our tools, equipment, and appliances are running smoothly. But when we lose electricity, many operations ...
Vice President Matthew Compher leads contractor through a safety-mind reset If there is a reason to improve safety for the 120,000 electrical power line workers in the U.S., you need only think about ...
Aging electrical systems rarely fail all at once. They telegraph trouble in small, specific ways that trained eyes pick up ...
As we all know, construction work is responsible for hundreds of fatalities and thousands of work-related injuries and illnesses each year. As the head of the OSHA Directorate of Construction, Jim ...
Why is it that some electricians think when it comes to temporary electrical installations, anything goes? Is temporary power on a construction site, renovation work, or even a carnival inherently ...
Contact with or exposure to electricity continues to be one of the leading causes of workplace fatalities and injuries in the United States, according to Electrical Safety Foundation International.
We all know safety is important on a construction jobsite, but most of the safety content we see focuses on the big accidents. Those are obviously the most important accidents to prevent because they ...
Electricity is such a fundamental part of our everyday lives that we hardly ever think about how it works or any safety issues that could occur as a result of our plugged-in homes. Here are five ...
The organizations are raising awareness of electrical hazards on construction job sites to prevent avoidable injuries and fatalities. ARLINGTON, Va., July 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Electrical ...