Electrical hazards killed four workers in Missouri and Kansas in five months in 2021. In Missouri on Oct. 4, it was a 40-year-old electrical contractor replacing light fixtures in Sedalia. On Sept. 23 ...

Approximately 80 workers die from electric shock each year while working on electrical equipment or related utility operations. To help prevent such deaths, OSHA recently published the Electric Power ...

Mistakes made during the construction of Volcano Bay led to electrical problems that shocked Universal lifeguards and visitors in June, according to a new federal investigation that gives a deeper ...

Understanding of the electrical arc flash and electrical shock hazards has vastly improved over the past few years. Employers undertook a concerted effort to issue personal protective equipment (PPE).

Electrical safety in direct current (DC) systems is not as well understood or regulated as alternating current (AC) systems. This is due to the new and diverse forms of DC sources, lower prevalence of ...

LARGE industrial and stationary back-up batteries are used to "store" electrical power. The sudden and unplanned release of their direct current (DC) electricity can cause problems ranging from ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is reviewing electrical standards for the construction industry to make sure proper safeguards are in place as electrical wiring is being ...

Electrical accidents are described by OSHA as one of their “Fatal Four.” That’s why it is essential to have an Electrical Safety Program that meets the comprehensive compliance standards and ...

A federal workplace safety investigation into the Aug. 31, 2021, fatal electrocutions of two 19-year-old apprentices in Adger, N.C., found their employer might have prevented the incident by ensuring ...

WASHINGTON – It's long been a conservative dream: shrinking the federal government. And on Friday, part of the dream came true: the Supreme Court tossed a 40-year principle that boosted the power of ...