Driving to work last week, while pondering the many reasons companies use permanent electrical safety devices (PESDs) in their electrical safety programs, I nearly slammed into the back of a bus ...

When OSHA was signed into law half a century ago, the prevailing notion about electrical safety is that it is rules-based. The idea was the company makes the rules, and the employees follow them. All ...

In its simplest (and perhaps least effective) form, lockout/tagout (LOTO) consists of three steps: Identify the breaker (or fuse) that supplies power to your equipment. Open the breaker. Hang your ...