http://www.electriciantalk.com No other topic is as important as this one. Safety first! en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:58:42 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.electriciantalk.com/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.electriciantalk.com http://www.electriciantalk.com/f12/ladder-safety-osha-fines-9838/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:56:57 GMT Talk about ladder safety and OSHA fines!
This guy had a death wish for sure! :no: ]]> Workplace Safety Joe Tedesco http://www.electriciantalk.com/f12/ladder-safety-osha-fines-9838/ http://www.electriciantalk.com/f12/going-work-cold-9803/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:14:26 GMT I feel miserable right now, nose full of snot, headache, dry mouth, scratchy throat.

Today is my one day off from work.

I'm torn about taking off tomorrow if these symptoms persist because I don't if I'll be any good. Trying to work with a mask on to keep from inhaling the insulation while having to stop every few minutes to blow my nose does not seem ideal.

I've been working by myself removed from most of the guys so I'm not too worried about being contagious, though I know I am.

Should I just call the foreman by the evening to see if he would have a preference of me coming to work or staying home?

Or just suck it up (or blow it out), and go? ]]> Workplace Safety Frasbee http://www.electriciantalk.com/f12/going-work-cold-9803/ http://www.electriciantalk.com/f12/concerned-husband-father-after-electric-shock-9786/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:31:50 GMT Hey guys,

Figured I'd come straight to the source to try and get an answer rather than get freaked out googling stuff all day.

Yesterday, my wife (20 weeks pregnant) was at the self-checkout at Home Depot. She touched the checkout screen with one hand and was holding the cart with the other. She said she felt a quick zap (stronger than a static shock, but less than a zap from an electrical outlet and pulled away quickly.

We've felt the baby move since and our doctor said all should be fine, but I'd love to get a professional opinion to get an idea of what happened and how much electricity she actually got.

Would appreciate any info you've got. Thanks! ]]> Workplace Safety uberryan http://www.electriciantalk.com/f12/concerned-husband-father-after-electric-shock-9786/ http://www.electriciantalk.com/f12/crazy-indian-9655/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:12:27 GMT check this out! ... check this out!

http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-us&vid=...3943&gt1=42007 ]]> Workplace Safety sparks134 http://www.electriciantalk.com/f12/crazy-indian-9655/ http://www.electriciantalk.com/f12/unqualified-person-now-defined-70e-9610/ Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:33:20 GMT "Unqualified Person. A person who is not a qualified person.

Commentary:

Workers who might be exposed to an electrical hazard as a work task is performed must be trained to recognize that a hazard exists and how to avoid that hazard.

Any person who has not received specific training is an unqualified person.

A worker who has been trained to perform a task might be qualified to perform that task and still be unqualified to perform any other task.

The characteristics of being qualified and unqualified are task dependent."

Courtesy: 2009 70E Handbook www.nfpa.org

Violation #1 - Temporary bulb, shock hazard!

Violation #2 - Keyless lampholder in closet.

Violation #3 - In one receptacle out to the other.

Violation #4 - A well destroyed junction box.

Violation #5 - Non covered, overcrowded, and partially damaged J-box.

Violation #6 - LB totally disconnected from rest of raceway.

Violation #7 - Defective GEC to ground rod.

Violation #8 - Electrical Metallic Tubing (EMT) hanging in the breeze, wires exposed.

Violation #9 - Working clearance problem for disconnect.

Violation #10 - Cord coming out of cord-connected plug.

Violation #11 - Overcrowded junction box in a hospital?

Violation #12 - Damaged junction box in a front lawn.

Violation #13 - Working space violations in a rest home.

Violation #14 - Junction box in an attic with many violations.

Violation #15 - Work done by an Unqualified Person using paper bags?

Violation #16 - Exposed live energized bus in a hotel panelboard.

Violation #17 - Sheet metal screw is no good for EGC, and open KO's.

Violation #18 - Hotlegs, many of them and exposed they are!

Violation #19 - Can you tell what's wrong with this?

See #15 ]]> Workplace Safety Joe Tedesco http://www.electriciantalk.com/f12/unqualified-person-now-defined-70e-9610/