NECA is constantly working to update our safety tools and resources to include the latest industry standards and regulations issued by consensus and regulatory entities. These resources include valuable tools and products that help members and industry professionals to stay successful when managing their company's safety programs by providing exclusive training material for their employees.
Mobile Apps
NECA unveiled the Safety Meeting app to help contractors develop an internal safety program within their company. This app has incorporated all of the NECA toolbox talks for both wiremen and linemen. It also provides real time information about on the job safety meetings and stores all documentation in the “Cloud” so management can retrieve this information electronically back in the office. Since its release, revisions to the app have been made to have separate multi-user groups within one company and to provide PDF checklists for job site inspections and job briefings. In 2019 new provisions were added to allow direct emailing of reports to desired recipients.
Learn more about the Safety Meeting app
We also provide an NFPA 70E based Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Selector Guide and mobile app for employees to properly understand and select the right garments and rubber protective devices to use to stay safe. The NECA PPE Selector app is available for mobile devices in the Apple Store and Google Play.
Learn more about the PPE Selector app
Training and Orientation Videos:
NECA has developed several videos to enhance member contractor training and safety program consistency across the country.
NECA’s Safety Orientation videos for the electrical industry are available on the NECA website. There is also an accompanying employee orientation checklist that contractors can use to ensure all proper documentation and training of each newly hired employee is complete and accurate.
View the Safety Orientation videos
Other videos offered include a Safety Meeting app demo, A Safety Meeting app tutorial, a Job Briefing video and recently a Lockout/Tagout videos for our electrical contractors. The Job Briefing video was filmed using utility contractor employees from a member in the northeast and helps to identify the requirements found in OSHA Standards.
Additional Training & Education
NECA has developed one-and two-day classes on NFPA 70E to help contractors and electrical workers understand and apply the requirements developed in the standard for their safety. These courses can be delivered to a chapter or individual contractor thorough NECA Education.
NECA also provides training to chapters and contractors on topics such as How to Handle an OSHA Inspection, Temporary Power, and Electrical Safety. Our instructors are leaders in their field and well versed in industry standards such as NFPA 70, the National Electrical Code (NEC) and grounding, We also provide additional training to assist contractors in understanding the new requirements and significant changes included in newly released standard revisions for the NEC and NFPA 70E.
Contact education@necanet.org for additional information or to learn more about hosting a safety education course.
Publications
NECA produces several safety oriented publications to ensure contractors and workers stay safe while on the job.
Handbooks
To complement this orientation video, NECA Safety has three popular, pocket sized, handbooks available. Provide these to employees following any orientation or training, and use for reference on the jobsite.
Systems Approach to Safety Guide Series
The Systems Approach to Safety guide series is based on the NFPA 70E, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace. These guides discuss the employer and supervisor responsibilities, provides understanding of the decision making process and proper lockout/tagout procedures.
Purchase in the NECA Store
Digital Downloads and Resource Kits
NECA also offers digital downloads of NECA publications and Systems Approach to Safety resource kits to accompany our printed guides. Resource kits contain a PDF of the guide, a PowerPoint presentation and all related forms and checklists for easy printing and distribution.
Visit the NECA Store to learn more or purchase
National Electrical Installation Standards (NEIS)
NECA also produces the ANSI accredited National Electrical Installation Standards (NEIS) to assist the industry in proper installation practices and workmanship guidance, and provide engineers and designers with the proper tools they need to include in their specifications that require these practices. With over 45 NEIS currently available, contractors, electricians and engineers can find instructions on key industry including the proper installation of motor control centers and the design and installation of lighting control systems.
Visit NECA-NEIS.org to learn more Purchase in the NECA Store
Full listing of available publications:
- Electrical Contractor Safety Manual
- NECA Safety Handbooks:
- Employee Safety Handbook
- OSHA Digest Handbook
- Hazard Communication Handbook
- Systems Approach to Safety guide series (available as a printed guide or digital resource kit)
- NECA Guide to NFPA 70E Employer (Contractor) Responsibilities
- NECA Guide to Decision Making: Energized vs. De-Energized Work
- NECA NFPA 70E Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Selector Guide
- NECA NFPA 70E Lockout/Tagout Guide
- NECA Supervisors Guide to Jobsite Safety
- NECA Guide to Best Practices and Policies
- NECA Guide to Job Briefings
- NECA Guide to Silica
- NECA Guide to Incident Investigations
- NECA Guide to Aerial Lifts (Coming soon!)
View Safety Publications in the NECA Store