Read Eaton’s Journey of an Enterprise in a Process Industry Towards Improved Electrical Workplace Safety case study to learn how a multi-site cement producer implemented an enterprise-wide electrical workplace safety program.

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The reliability, cost, and safety of electricity and industrial power systems are critical ingredients in achieving business goals. As intuitive as this statement is, it is equally intuitive that by its very nature electricity poses an inherent danger - particularly to the men and women maintaining and operating energized electrical systems and equipment. Electric shock hazards, including electrocution, have been understood for as long as electricity has existed. A newer electrical hazard, the arc flash, has recently come to the forefront. Governing bodies and organizations in the United States (U.S.) such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) have been working over the past several years to develop procedures and standards like NFPA 70E-2012 Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace [1], to protect personnel and equipment from the dangers of this newly recognized rapid energy release. The NFPA 70E-2012 is applicable across the United States. In Canada, a fully harmonized standard CSA Z462-12 [2] Workplace Electrical Safety applies across all Canadian Provinces.

Although many industrial manufacturing facilities in the U.S. are regulated by OSHA, the cement industry is considered a part of the mining sector, so these facilities are regulated by the Mining Safety & Health Administration (MSHA). Although neither OSHA nor…>>Read More