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There are only a few things we attend every year. We want all our trainers to attend this EVERY year.
January 30 - February 3, 2012, Daytona Beach, Florida |
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e-Hazard Trainer Speaking Events
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e-Hazard Trainers including Hugh Hoagland, Bill Shinn, Lee Hale, Drake Drobnick, Al Havens, Daleep Mohla and others speak at events all over the world. Here are some events where you can find us:
IEEE Electrical Safety Workshop
Daytona Beach, FL
Jan 31-Feb 3, 2012
Hugh Hoagland &
Mikhail Golovkov
1st Annual Pacific Coast Safety Fest
Dublin, CA
Feb 27 - March 2, 2012
Hugh Hoagland
Safety, Health & Environmental Professional Development Conference
ASSE Audubon Chapter & Tri-State Safety Ind'al Council
Univ of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN
May 8-9, 2012
Bill Shinn
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Upcoming Classes | |
LOW VOLTAGE QUALIFIED
NFPA 70E-2012
Phoenix, AZ
February 9, 2012
Seattle, WA
February 21, 2012
Louisville, KY
March 12, 2012
Denver, CO
March 20, 2012
Reno, NV
April 17, 2012
Oklahoma City, OK
May 8, 2012
Louisville, KY
September 24, 2012
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HIGH VOLTAGE QUALIFIED
Louisville, KY
March 13, 2012
Louisville, KY
September 25, 2012
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TRAIN THE TRAINER
LV HV Train The Trainer
Louisville, KY
March 12 - 15, 2012
LV HV Train the Trainer
Louisville, KY
September 24-27, 2012
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Daytona Beach, FL
January 30-February 3, 2012
Edmonton, Alberta March 19-21, 2012 |
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Dear ArcLetter Member,
The ArcWear™ e-Hazard.com Electric Arc and Safety Newsletter provides a quick update on Arc Rated and Flame Resistant Clothing issues and news from OSHA and standards committees. The newsletter is FREE, reaches over 13,000 people and will bring you up to date on the issues that surround flame resistant clothing for flash fire hazards and the electric arc. For previous newsletters or to sign up, visit http://www.arcwear.com or http://www.e-Hazard.com |
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Do more electrical safety accidents occur duing the holidays at your place of employment? (17 respondents) 
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Frequency of Electrical Safety Audits Survey | |
What is your frequency of
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Most citations include electrical hazards.
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Burn Up the Myth:
IE / I&C Technician Training | |
Q:  My staff are digital instrumentation technicians who will never see any voltages greater than 120VAC. What entity requires training for these type individuals (right now, we're going to the training because our Electrical group says we need to, but can't prove a basis for the training, and because it makes sense from a safety point-of-view)? What is the training actually required for these type individuals? Does initial training differ from refresher training? How often is refresher training required?
A: Instrument techs are normally "exposed to" voltages higher than what they commonly "work on". This is the key. The first issue is shock and understanding when they might be "exposed to" 480V shock exposures; (usually older equipment is the culprit where there is supply and control voltage in the same compartment).
The second issue is 480V arc flash. We have several instances where workers are working on control wiring in MCC's and a 120V minor arc flash turned into a major 480V arc flash when it ionized air gap in the 480V.
OSHA requires training of all "recognized hazards". Shock on 120V kills more than 12,500V according to NIOSH. Arc Flash hazards are greatest on 480V systems. There is likely little or no arc flash exposure on 120V systems unless the worker is also "exposed to" 480V. I'm for meeting OSHA requirements on training and not over doing it, BUT I have investigated a few incidents of dead IE/I&C techs who thought they knew everything and had a 480V arc flash, so this work is a hazard. Even 120V control wires can kill in the right conditions. Safety training is law, not just an internal (company) compliance requirement.
Working on 120V is a hazard often ignored. Specific training is required for ALL "qualified persons" by OSHA. It doesn't spell out what you have to train on specifically but they must be trained.
We worked a case of an untrained and unqualified supervisor in Arkansas forcing an electrician to do work unsafely which resulted in the electrician's death. That supervisor had not attend training. He lost his job and was also investigated for homicide charges.
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Feb 13-17
Mar 26-30
Apr 23-27
May 28-Jun 1
Jun 25-29
July 16-20
ASTM F1959, ASTM F2178, ASTM F887 fall protection arc testing and mannequin testing are scheduled at the Kinectrics Lab in Toronto on the dates above.
Ship materials or clothing to:
Hugh HoaglandArcWear.com 13113 Eastpoint Park Blvd. Suite E Louisville, KY 40223 PH: 502-333-0510 arctesting@ArcWear.com
We must receive materials or clothing one week before the test date for sample preparation, or make arrangements to ship to the lab in Canada. New and non US/Canadian Customers must make payment before test date. Testing is offered on a first come/first served basis with priority for consulting customers.
Policies:
- $100 per material for prep/washing and cutting panels; ($200 for items arriving less than 7 days before test date to cover preparation overtime)
- $200 for shipping a signed hard-copy report internationally
No guarantee is made of when testing will occur; we do all in our power to test within one month of receipt.
All ArcWear.com testing is performed at Kinectrics High Current lab in Toronto, Canada. Kinectrics is an ISO 17025 accredited lab by the Standards Council of Canada.
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Updated 2012 Classes | |
 E-Hazard courses and accompanying workbooks are updated with improvements - even from the last Train the Trainer class just held in December. Over 350 trainers have been through the Low Voltage (LV) and High Voltage (HV) Train the Trainer course with e-Hazard, and are qualified to teach using e-Hazard materials. More trainers use e-Hazard training materials than all our competitors combined.
Come to a class or attend our Train the Trainer course and experience the e-Hazard difference. Competitors welcome.
Low Voltage & LV Refresher
High Voltage & HV Refresher
LV & HV Train the Trainer
Operator's Class
NESC - Coming Soon
We also schedule on-site / custom classes at your place of employment. e-Hazard can design a training program around your company's unique electric safety program needs. We've designed specific training for several industries around the country and around the world including petrochemical, waste management, welding, automotive, communications, military, metals and much more.
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New Magazine Article in OHSOnline
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"Gloves in Arc Flash: A Big Change in NFPA 70E"  Here is my latest article that was just published in the OHS Online Magazine on rubber insulating gloves and leather protectors. |
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INCIDENT PREVENTION MAGAZINE:
"Five PPE Safety Challenges", Sep-Oct 2011
"High Visibility and Arc Ratings for Flame Resistance", Jan-Feb 2009
"NESC 2007 Flame Resistant Clothing", Jan-Feb 2008
"Top Five PPE Mistakes", Sept-Oct 2006
ISHN MAGAZINE:
 "Arc Flash: Feel the Heat", November 1, 2011
"Training Strategies: Prev
enting Electrical Fatalities", May 23, 2011 "Shock and Awe", November 5, 2009 "Arc Flash Safety", July 1, 2007 "High Energy Safety", October 1, 2004 "ISHN's Power 101", January 4, 2012
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY MAGAZINE:
"Gloves in Arc Flash: A Big Change in NFPA 70E", Jan 1, 2012
"Making Sense of Electrical PPE", October 1, 2011
"Using Dielectric and Electrical Hazard Shoes", April 2, 2011
"Arc Flash Label Best Practices", September 14, 2010
" Arc Flash Training & PPE Protection", August 3, 2009
"Arc Protection Around the World", August 7, 2008
"Disposable FR Garments: What Are the Differences?",May 4, 2007
"A Far Better 70E", August 1, 2004
"Facing Up to the Arc Challenge", May 1, 2003
EC&M MAGAZINE:  "Choosing the Proper PPE for Electric Arc Exposure", Mar 1, 2010 "Disposable FR Garments: What Are the Differences?", Jan 1, 2008
ELECTRIC ENERGY ONLINE:
"Protecting Workers, Saving Lives: OSHA Apparel Standard 1994 to Today",May-June 2004
"Electric Arc Hazards and Clothing", Fall 2001
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Additional WA State Classes for CEU Credits
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Recently several more classes were added to those approved by the State of Washington for electrical continuing education credits. Thus there are four choices:
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ASTM Potential Certification Program - F18.55
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Click here to visit ASTM Potential Certification Program - F18.55
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2015 NFPA 70E Edition Proposal and Meeting Dates | | |
Proposals for NFPA 70E-2015 are due June 22, 2012.
Click here to download the Word Document proposal form from NFPA.
First Draft Meeting of the 2015 edition of NFPA 70E in Denver from August 18-25.
Click here to visit the Next Edition tab of NFPA 70E. |
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