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![Electrical Safety Testing, Part 1, Figure 1]( "Electrical Safety Testing, Part 1, Figure 1")
Placing electrical equipment or systems in an electrically-safe work condition might seem simple, but there are several factors to consider.
May 2017 | Electrical, Safety![Avoid the Shock of Your Life]( "Avoid the Shock of Your Life")
Accidents that involve electricity can be caused by unsafe equipment, installation, environment, or work practices. Stay as far away as you can from electrical equipment and systems with exposed live components.
April 2013 | Safety![Detecting critical inductive heating problems]( "Detecting critical inductive heating problems")
Inductive heating, which typically occurs when phase conductors are routed around metal mounting channels, supports, or braces, can cause catastrophic and deadly failures in electrical distribution and control equipment.
June 2013 | Safety![NEC now requires available fault current labeling]( "NEC now requires available fault current labeling")
The effective date of the latest version (the 2011 edition) of NFPA 70: National Electric Code” (NEC) was August 25, 2010. It was published in September 2010.
June 2013 | Safety![Tech tips: safety at an asphalt plant]( "Tech tips: safety at an asphalt plant")
Avoiding arc flash hazard at an asphalt plant where safety is a top expectation, with the use of Fluke wireless tools.
September 2014 | Safety![Ten mistakes people make working on electrical systems]( "Ten mistakes people make working on electrical systems")
Ten ways to save your life when working on electrical systems.
June 2013 | Safety![Ten dumb things smart people do]( "Ten dumb things smart people do")
Anyone who makes their living by working with electricity quickly develops a healthy respect for anything with even a remote chance of being "live." Yet the pressures of the getting a job done on time or getting a mission-critical piece of equipment back on line can result in carelessness and uncharacteristic mistakes by even the most seasoned electrician.
June 2013 | Safety, Electrical![Avoiding Incidents and Investigations Through Prevention and Protection]( "Avoiding Incidents and Investigations Through Prevention and Protection")
Avoiding incidents and investigations through prevention and protection
July 2013 | Safety![Curb Explosive Potential with Intrinsically Safe Tools]( "Curb Explosive Potential with Intrinsically Safe Tools")
Curb explosive potential with intrinsically safe tools. For those who work in industries where flammable materials are present—such as petrochemical and pharmaceutical plants, oil platforms, refineries, pipelines, and mining—the potential for an explosion is a daily reality. All it takes is a flammable material coming into contact with air and an ignition source.
July 2013 | Safety![Differences in voltage testers could be shocking]( "Differences in voltage testers could be shocking")
Thresholds between solenoid-based testers and electronic testers are markedly different and carry consequences for safety and convenience.
July 2013 | Safety![Don]( "Don")
Understand the real dangers of arc flash, how to protect yourself from it and the standards for protection. Learn how to visually inspect your equipment and test your leads and probes.
June 2013 | Safety![Fluke Lab Tortures Test Tools So Technicians Feel No Pain]( "Fluke Lab Tortures Test Tools So Technicians Feel No Pain")
Fluke Lab Tortures Test Tools So Technicians Feel No Pain
November 2011 | Safety![How to Go Home Safely at the End of the Day]( "How to Go Home Safely at the End of the Day")
Electrical safety requirements for using digital multimeters per OSHA and NFPA 70E
March 2015 | Safety![IEC Category Ratings: Use the Right Tools for the Job]( "IEC Category Ratings: Use the Right Tools for the Job")
IEC Category Ratings: Use the Right Tools for the Job.As with appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), using the proper tools for the job can help keep electrical workers safe.
June 2013 | Safety![Using Non-Contact Tools to Stay Out of Harm]( "Using Non-Contact Tools to Stay Out of Harm")
Non-contact tools increase electrical safety by keeping workers out of harm's way. Infrared (IR), laser distance, voltage detector, remote display, wireless
May 2014 | Safety![Targeting Safety in Photovoltaic System Installation and Maintenance]( "Targeting Safety in Photovoltaic System Installation and Maintenance")
Late on a Sunday afternoon the Kern County Fire Department responded to a call at a store on Rosedale Highway in Bakersfield, California. Crews found that a row of solar panels on the roof had caught fire. Some of the panels were still live when the crew arrived, so the fire crew had to take extra precautions until electrical power could be disconnected.
June 2013 | Safety![Tech Tips - Twist Guard Test Leads]( "Tech Tips - Twist Guard Test Leads")
Fluke TwistGuard™ Test Leads:safer, tougher, more versatile
June 2013 | Safety![Tough Places, Tough Tools]( "Tough Places, Tough Tools")
Out on the job site, concrete finishers stand ready to shape wet ready-mix into a new stretch of highway. Mixer trucks are lined up at the concrete batch plant,waiting to take on their loads. But hold on—an electrical problem has shut down the plant. It's time to call Keithly Electric.
June 2013 | Safety![Why You Care: Mixed Cabinet Electronics and Power]( "Why You Care: Mixed Cabinet Electronics and Power")
Mixing higher voltage 480-volt three-phase cables in the same cabinet as lower voltage 24- or 120-volt control wiring and communication cabling can result in erratic operation or even complete failure of electronic equipment inside the cabinet. Knowing what is inside the cabinet before you open it, the specific wiring issues to look for once inside, what values to measure, and simple ways to correct problems can help alleviate many erratic and sometimes "mysterious" control and communication issues on the plant floor.November 2011 | Safety
