Assumptions and complacency are two of safety’s worst enemies. If the following story hits uncomfortably close to home for you, it will have served its purpose. In January 1993, two employees were ...

WorkSafe Victoria is charging EnergyAustralia with safety breaches after the death of a Yallourn Power Station unit controller in 2018. file photograph Bryce Eishold EnergyAustralia says a ...

In the not-so-distant past, electrical workers routinely racked out breakers in the normal course of their jobs. They did this with little concern or knowledge of the hazards to which they were ...

Reducing personal injuries from arc flash events should be the main goal of any arc flash hazard assessment. Many facilities have locations where the arc flash energy levels are extremely high. These ...

The Grant County Public Utilities District says a failed breaker on a generator caused an explosion that injured six employees at the Priest Rapids Dam earlier this month. The PUD says when the ...

L&I cited the utility district for five serious violations and for each assessed the maximum penalty of $7,000. The Washington Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has fined Grant County Public ...

The fatal explosion at the United Taconite plant in Forbes last fall resulted from management’s failure to make sure that all electrical circuits had properly maintained overload protection, according ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of December 29, 1970, states “An Act: To assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women …” Section 5 of the Act titled Duties goes on to ...