Big News: NFPA 70E - 2015 Standard Released
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The 2015 edition of NFPA 70E introduces a major change in how stakeholders evaluate electrical risk -- so that owners, managers, and employees can work together to ensure an electrically safe working area and comply with OSHA 1910 Subpart S and OSHA 1926 Subpart K.
- Key changes throughout the Standard replace the phrase "hazard analysis" with "risk assessment" to enable a shift in awareness about the potential for failure.
- Revisions enhance usability; such as the division of requirements in former 110.4. (C)(2) into new sections separating construction and maintenance work from outdoor work.
- Updated tables add clarity to requirements, such as the restricted approach boundary dimensions in Table 130.4 (D)(a).
- New requirement 320.3 (A)(1) covers risk assessment associated with battery work.
- New subsection in 130.2 (A)(4) provides requirements where normal operation of electric equipment is permitted.
- Informative Annex E has updated text to correlate with the redefined terminology associated with hazard and risk. This annex provides clarity and consistency about definitions as well as risk management principles vital to electrical safety.
Available for purchase at NFPA.ORG
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Electrical Contractor in Texas Indicted for Fraud and
Money Laundering
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Published: August 28, 2014
Courtesy of Electrical Construction and Maintenance
 An electrical contractor in Texas has been indicted for fraudulent billing and money laundering. Calvin Walker was previously the contractor for the Beaumont, Texas, Independent School District and the City of Port Arthur.
He was indicted for submitting fraudulent invoices to the school district and the City of Port Arthur, according to a report from The Port Arthur News. The invoices resulted in Walker being compensated for labor, materials, and other expenses that were never incurred during his work on various projects, including temporary campuses at the school's South Park and Regina Howell schools, a softball field at Ozen, and Port Arthur parks.
If convicted, Walker faces up to life in prison on each charge due to the amount of fraud being in excess of $200,000.
Note: A grand jury indictment is not evidence of guilt and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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