Look over your main electrical panel and the area surrounding it. You should have three feet of clear space around the panel, and an easy-to-find, battery-operated light source available for when the ...

Aging electrical systems rarely fail all at once. They telegraph trouble in small, specific ways that trained eyes pick up ...

Every day, an estimated five to 10 arc flash incidents occur and more than 2,000 people are hospitalized each year, according to The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). With arc flash and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Certified Journeyman Electrician Mike Talty ...

Hiring an electrician to perform electrical work in your home isn’t just about saving yourself a bit of manual labor. Home fire safety is one of the most crucial components of the electrical building ...

As people working from home amid the continuing coronavirus pandemic, many people might be placing themselves at unnecessary risk due to unsafe electrical setups and practices. Safety specialists have ...

Every three years, the world has an opportunity to evaluate how we can be safer when working around electricity. NFPA 70E, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, is revisited on a triennial ...

In honor of May being “National Safety Month,” it’s only natural that we stepped up our coverage of electrical safety. Check out articles in this month’s issue on exposure awareness, a forensic ...

"When leaders ensure that safety is built into every contract, every training program, and even the tools they choose to adopt, they’re not just following compliance; they’re making sure those workers ...

As you prepare to rent an apartment, there are a number of things to know before signing the lease, including whether there are electrical issues. In Milwaukee, it is unlikely a rental unit has been ...

Electrical safety is one of those issues that proves that the devil is indeed in the details. Nearly every industry has to deal with electrical safety concerns in that there’s some sort of electrical ...