THE WORKPLACE GUARDIAN: MAY 2024

Power Wise May: Shockingly Safe Electrical Awareness

Empower your workforce with the knowledge to mitigate electrical risks and ensure a safer workplace environment. Join us this May for Power Wise's Shockingly Safe Electrical Awareness campaign tailored for businesses. Uncover hidden hazards, dispel myths, and equip your team with the tools to promote electrical safety throughout your organization. Together, let's prioritize safety and productivity.

We're committed to empowering businesses like yours with the knowledge and tools needed to ensure a safer workplace environment. This May, we've partnered with leading brands in electrical safety to bring you an exclusive campaign that delves into the importance of electrical awareness.

Explore the latest innovations and solutions from industry giants such as Hubbell, Chicago Protective Apparel, Justrite Safety Group, FLIR, IDEAL Electrical, and Werner Fall Protection. These trusted brands have a proven track record of providing top-quality products designed to enhance safety and efficiency in the workplace.

An arc flash is when an electric current jumps from its path to another conductor or ground, causing violent and potentially deadly results for anyone nearby.

Chicago Protective Apparel provides NFPA 70E-compliant arc flash clothing in PPE Categories 2 to 4. Their offerings include jackets, pants, bib overalls, coveralls, hoods, face shields, accessories, and complete PPE kits.

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Lockout/tagout procedures safeguard workers from the unexpected energization, or startup, of machinery and equipment. They can also prevent the release of hazardous energy during service or maintenance activities.

AccuformNMC offers a variety of lockout devices and accessories for shutting down equipment and machinery before conducting maintenance or repairs. Use Lockout Kits to ensure your workers have all they need to do their job safety, while complying with OSHA Safety Lockout Requirements.

Implementing regular preventative maintenance procedures can significantly reduce the risk of an arc flash incident occurring in an electrical system.

FLIR's IR Windows add a barrier between you and energized equipment during preventative maintenance operations. Perform inspections more efficiently and reduce the threat of arc flash injury, all while staying in compliance with NFPA 70E requirements.

Workers often find themselves in environments where they are exposed to unseen electrical hazards.

Hubbell manufacturers products that ensure electrical safety, minimize slips, trips and falls, and enhance workers’ productivity. Their products also protect wellness in finished spaces through contactless operation, clean surfaces, illuminated egress and convenience.

Every year, workers are injured or killed by circuits they thought were safely turned off. Simply shutting off the power is not enough. Hazardous conditions can still exist. Make sure to always test before you touch.

IDEAL'S SURETRACE™ receivers provides a numeric value and variable pitch that increases as the signal becomes stronger on the wires being traced or breakers being identified.

IDEAL also has an insulated tool line that offers a balanced mix of safety, comfort, and precision functionality with double insulated Santoprene® handles.

Wearing arc flash-rated construction gear that meets fall protection requirements is essential for working safely in environments with potential exposure to electric arcs.

Werner offers Arc Flash harness and lanyards that are specifically designed for applications which have potential exposure to an electric arc. The Kevlar webbing, shoulder padding, waist padding, and dielectric hardware construction meets the ASTM F887 requirements for Arc Flash and the ANSI and OSHA Fall Protection requirements. requirements.

Don't wait until electrical hazards disrupt your operations or harm your workers.

Let's work together to spark a culture of safety

and prevent accidents before they happen.