SAFETY

Safety

NECA offers publications, software, and training courses that help electrical contractors maintain safe work sites, develop their own corporate safety programs, and comply with regulations of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Check out the new NECA online safety section

• 05/13/2008 -- May 15: OSHA To Begin Enforcing Rule Requiring Employers To Pay For Most PPE
• 04/21/2008 -- NECA Joins U.S. Dept. of Labor to Promote Teen Worker Safety
• 03/19/2008 -- NECA Issues 2007 “Yearbook” CD Installation Standards

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NECA Safety Publications and Software

Other Industry Publications

Safety Training Courses (for NECA members only)

• Developing an Electrical Safety Program

NECAs Management Education Institute (MEI) offers two courses on construction safety:

• Project Safety Management
• Foreman and Supervisor Safety Training

Monthly Safety Column

Each month, Electrical Contractor magazine publishes articles on safety issues. Click here for the current columns and the archives.

Important Links

U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

• What OSHA Standards Apply to Electrical Work? (includes directives, interpretations, inspection guidelines, and compliance letters)
• Most Frequently Cited OSHA Standards
  • Inside Electrical Contractors
  • Line Constructors
• Specific Hazards and Solutions (includes ergonomics, fall protections, and scaffolding safety)
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution Industry (useful information for line contractors)
• Small Business Handbook
• Alphabetical Index to OSHA Website
• OSHA Form 300, Accident Reporting (2004 release)
• State Plans (26 states plus the U.S. Virgin Islands have their own occupational safety and health plans)

Other Federal Agencies

• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Mine Safety and Health Administration
• NIOSH Electrical Safety Health and Reference Book

Resources

• MSDS on the Internet
• Electric Arc-Flash Protective Clothing

Professional Societies and Organizations

• American Society of Safety Engineers
• National Safety Council

NECA's Comments to OSHA

• 1/10/06 - Subpart V Rulemaking
  
  
• 8/20/04 - 29 CFR Parts 1910 and 1926, Employer Payment for Personal Protective Equipment
  
  
• 6/02/04 - 29 CFR Part 1910, Subpart S, Proposed Revisions to General Industry Electrical Standard
  
  
• 10/23/02 - OSHA's ANPR on Hearing Conservation Program for Construction Workers
  
  
• 8/11/02 - OSHA Direct Final Rule and Proposed Rule for Safety Standards for Signs, Signals, and Barricades
  
  

Contact Us

National Electrical Contractors Association
3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1100
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 657-3110
(301) 215-4500 Fax

Caity Byrne
Associate Director, Standards
(301) 215-4546
CB@necanet.org

Nancy Sipe
Order Desk—Publication Sales
(301) 215-4504
E-mail: orderdesk@necanet.org

Michael Johnston
Executive Director, Standards and Safety
(301) 215-4521
E-mail: Michael.johnston@necanet.org

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