Electrical Safety
& Construction Safety

Guides and References

100 Questions and Answers on Electrical Safety is an essential guide for electricians needing quick, expert advice on the most critical workplace safety issues.

A great resource for fast review of important safety tips, procedures, and guidelines, this handy reference contains frequently asked questions posed to industry expert and Chairman of the NFPA 70E® Committee, Ray A. Jones.

Based on the author's many years of experience with industry safety standards and with developing electrical safety programs, these clear and in-depth answers cover a variety of topics such as commonly misunderstood terms, conditions for arc flash, and appropriate personal protective equipment. - more

This one-stop resource focuses on systems and equipment rather than codes and calculations, making it the most practical, hands-on guide available. - more

Information is featured for everything that contractors, service technicians, maintenance personnel, plant managers, engineers, designers, and architects need to know about OSHA.

All of the essential safety requirements for construction job sites across the US are brought together into this one, single-volume resource for industry professionals.

More than 350 pages of OSHA-compliant reference material gives readers total access to critical safety information.

Effective safety plans and sample forms are also included, making this the number one pocket reference for safety and OSHA-related regulations. - more

The thorough explanation of theory increases the lineworker’s knowledge of the system being operated and maintained.

This unique text fills the need for a convenient, single-volume reference source on the electrical theory that is the foundation of an electrical utility system.

The second edition includes updates to many technical points, describes the equipment and situations that lineworkers deal with daily, and features information on safety.

Updated safety coverage teaches power lineworkers how to minimize the risk of field injuries while helping employers meet important legal safety regulations. - more

Electrical Installations in Hazardous Locations, 3E -

An essential resource for electricians, inspectors, engineers, manufacturers, safety personnel, installers, Code enforcers, and administrators

• The first single source for general information about electrical installations in hazardous locations

• Complies over 20 NFPA standards relating to electrical safety from fire

• Translates the technical language used in the Code into layman’s terms and explains the reasoning behind each requirement

• Integrates safety requirements into one coherent, easy-to-use document

Intended to serve as a general reference on the classes, groups, and divisions of hazardous locations, the text provides users with a comprehensive introduction to what hazardous locations are and are not, before progressing to more complex topics such as the requirements for equipment protection systems, protection against ignition from static electricity and lightning, and NEC® compliance. - more

LET EXPERTS MAKE ON-THE-JOB SAFETY SIMPLE

The Electrical Safety Handbook is an easy-to-use, illustrated source of life-saving information tailored to fit specific work environments.

Written by renowned experts in electrical construction safety and medicine, the Electrical Safety Handbook is the reference professionals trust for up-to-date and easy-to-follow safety strategies in industrial and commercial electrical systems.

A unique, one-stop compliance manual for any company’s electrical safety training and reference needs - more

Protect workers from shock, flash burns, thermal burns, and other electrical hazards!

NFPA's far-reaching Electrical Safety in the Workplace teaches individuals safe work procedures, and provides companies with a process for defining and implementing effective electrical safety programs.

Chapters cover critical information about electrical hazards and hazard analysis, explain risk exposure management, and discuss NFPA codes and documents published by OSHA, NEMA, UL, and ANSI.

Electrical Safety in the Workplace is a must for professionals involved in construction and heavy industry, electrical contractors, and union and trade group trainers. - more

Fully explaining the grounding and bonding of low-voltage systems as they relate to Article 250 of the National Electrical Code®, this essential safety tool provides an analytical approach to accident control to replace the haphazard rules of thumb currently in use. - more

Expert guidance on how to establish a comprehensive electrical safety program!

The Electrical Safety Program Book provides the detailed blueprint to help you develop a program that maximizes electrical safety--and the related benefits it generates.

Written by experts in the field of electrical safety and based on the 2004 NFPA 70E® and OSHA rules, this manual will help you make safety an integral part of your business.

Learn how to convert OSHA regulations into an effective working plan. Arranged in a logical order, this book explores the full range of operational and administrative issues involved in developing an electrical safety program and provides guidance and resources to resolve them. - more

A must for electrical safety professionals, instructors, electrical workers, and contractors!

The NJATC trains top-quality electrical workers across the country. This Second Edition text covers electrical safety requirements and safety-related work practices of OSHA and the National Fire Protection Association electrical safety in the workplace code, NFPA 70E®.  

Specific topics include electrical safety culture, hazard awareness, design considerations, electrical safety program, training, calculation of short-circuit currents, arc flash hazard analysis methods, PPE, and equipment maintenance. 

Each chapter includes two real-life case studies and recommendations for how these incidents could have been avoided. - more

Designed for quick reference at any job site, the Electrician's Troubleshooting and Testing Pocket Guide enables electricians using portable meters to test, maintain, and troubleshoot all types of electrical equipment and systems.

Elevated Work Platforms and Scaffolding Job Site Safety Manual -

ELEVATE CONSTRUCTION SITE SAFETY!

Nowhere is construction site safety more at a premium than on elevated work platforms and scaffoldings. Elevated Work Platforms: Job Site Safety Manual, demonstrates how to keep these areas as accident-free as possible.

Written with authority by a trio of construction site safety experts, this heavily illustrated reference promotes safety through knowledge, correct equipment usage, and the careful application of construction regulations and standards. With a special emphasis on fall protection and collapse

Perfect for architects, engineers, contractors, and attorneys, Elevated Work Platforms: Job Site Safety Manual is the one volume you need to stay on top of this essential construction site safety issue! - more

Emergencia!, Emergency Translation Manual (Spanish / English) -

Need to know how to communicate in Spanish during emergency situations despite knowing only English?

EMERGENCIA! Emergency Translation Manual is a language reference for English speaking medical caregivers who need to communicate effectively with Spanish speakers in emergency situations.

Translations of a wide array of medical emergencies include phonetic pronunciations of words and phrases and relevant questions that require only "yes" or "no" answers.

Diagrams of the human body labeled in Spanish and pages of commonly used words and phrases further facilitate communication and ultimately quicken response time. - more

Field Guide for Powerline Workers -

This electrical application manual offers a reader-friendly, day-to-day approach to constructing, operating, and maintaining electrical distribution and transmission lines - both overhead and underground.

Completely up-to-date with the latest OSHA guidelines and safety requirements, this book thoroughly outlines strategies for risk reduction, personal protection, managing emergencies, and controlling hazards on-the-job!

Readers will learn effective troubleshooting skills that will enable them to handle situations involving power outages, voltage irregularities, transformers, and more

Fundamentals of Basic Emergency Care -

A rich learning solution for EMT-Basics

Updated to reflect the most current cardiac information, the second edition of Fundamentals of Basic Emergency Care offers a rich learning solution for EMT-Basics.  

With the addition of four new chapters, this innovative book teaches EMT skills through problem based learning, an approach that presents material in a practical manner and promotes critical thinking.

Throughout the book, real-life scenarios are presented through case studies that support and enhance information presented in the book giving learners the opportunity to apply the knowledge they learn in the classroom. - more

The Guidebook for Linemen and Cablemen -

A comprehensive and reader-friendly book, The Guidebook for Linemen and Cablemen is a reference tool that contains the most-up-to date information for linemen, cablemen, foremen, and others associated with transmission and distribution departments of electric utility companies.

This book is an invaluable resource, providing linemen and cablemen with the best quality and most up-to-date information for their fast growing, technology based, profession.

This book discusses the equipment used as well as the responsibilities of a lineman and cablemen. It explains in detail the training and need for safety within this profession. - more

Handbook of Rigging -

Whether you are a maintenance technician, hoist operator, worksite foreman, or any other specialist requiring the use of rigging equipment, this comprehensive guide will help ensure that your projects are completed in a cost-effective manner, without sacrificing safety and efficiency.

Inside this fully updated guide to rigging:

• A broader-than-ever look at lifting, hoisting, and scaffolding operations

• Brand-new section covering the safe operation of equipment and rigging systems

• Up-to-date information on EPA and OSHA regulations governing the use of rigging equipment

• Directory of associations that publish research on safe rigging

• Bibliography of references concerning rigging - more

Hazardous Locations - 2008

International Association of Electrical Inspectors (IAEI)

The intent of this book is to provide training material and resources for students in the classroom or seminar setting and to assist those involved with designing, installing, inspecting and maintaining electrical systems in hazardous (classified) locations.

It includes information on area classification, methods of protection, inter-action of protection techniques with specific types of electrical equipment, wiring requirements, and information on specific occupancies and industries.

This book has been updated to the NEC - 2008. - more

Step by Step Advice on building your own Electrical Safety Program Manual and maintaining a safe workplace.

Meant to be used with The Electrical Safety Program Book, this guide provides step-by-step advice in building your own facility electrical safety program manual, to maintain a safe workplace and to demonstrate to management, inspectors, and OSHA compliance officers how you are doing it.

This resource provides blank forms to copy and fill in and example forms suggesting possible entries for you to consider when preparing a manual that fits your unique needs. Includes a free CD-ROM containing electronic forms checklists from the text.

Together with the Program Book, this provides the guidance needed by facility and plant managers, safety engineers, and supervisory plant electricians to develop the program, document it, and train to it. - more

Industry demand for the safety, health, and productivity of building occupants requires the routine monitoring of indoor air quality (IAQ) for contaminants by maintenance technicians and other industry personnel.

As HVAC systems have become more technologically complex, taking accurate measurements of the quality if indoor air has become even more critical.

Required safety practices, environmental protection, and common building stationary engineering applications are emphasized throughout, and references to ANSI, EPA, and ASHRAE standards are provided. Includes CD-ROM - a self-study aid with Quick Quizzes and more

A Compact, On-the-Job Reference for Linemen and Cablemen

Fully updated with the latest NEC and OSHA standards, this one-stop portable guide contains the crucial electrical data, formulas, calculations, and safety information essential at any jobsite.

The Lineman's and Cableman's Field Manual, Second Edition, provides easy-to-follow details on constructing, operating, and maintaining both overhead and underground electric distribution and transmission lines.

Helpful charts, tables, diagrams, equations, and definitions are included throughout this handy resource. - more

The Only Comprehensive Guide to Distribution and Transmission Line Technology

First published in 1928, The Lineman's and Cableman's Handbook has shown generations of line and cable workers how to construct, operate, and maintain electrical transmission and distribution lines, both overhead and underground. Now updated for today’s professionals, the new Eleventh Edition explains the basic principles, equipment, standards, and safety regulations required for optimal on-the-job performance.

Filled with over 1500 illustrations, this classic presents unsurpassed coverage of electrical systems, substations, circuits, structures, and construction specifications. - more

A Hands-on Guide to the 2007 NESC® that Clarifies Code Rules for You to Achieve Full Compliance!

NFPA 70E Handbook for Electrical Safety in the Workplace - 2009 Edition -

Use the 2009 NFPA 70E®: Handbook for Electrical Safety in the Workplace to avoid OSHA violations and reduce risks with effective strategies.

Make sure you understand and can apply the strengthened safeguards in the 2009 NFPA 70E that can prevent electrical injuries and deaths. Protect your workers and your business with solid answers and advice in the 2009 NFPA 70E Handbook.

This one-of-a-kind resource paves the way to a safe, injury-free jobsite!

Organized to bring you life-saving answers on the spot, the 2009 NFPA 70E Handbook starts out with a quick guide to Handbook use on the inside covers. Then, every page is loaded with the clear explanations and rationale you need to apply NFPA 70E and avoid OSHA violations. - more

Avoid accidents and OSHA fines with the 2009 NFPA 70E®: Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace®!

Shock, electrocution, arc flash, and arc blast are responsible for hundreds of worker deaths and thousands of injuries per year in the U.S. alone. Save lives with NFPA 70E: Electrical Safety in the Workplace, the Standard developed for OSHA that details the "hows" behind compliance with OSHA 1910 Subpart S and OSHA 1926 Subpart K.

The 2009 edition is revised to recognize new hazards and increase safety on the job. - more

Maximize occupant protection. Work with the latest rules for fire-safe design and construction in the 2009 NFPA 101®: Life Safety Code®!

The benchmark for safety in all types of structures has been fully updated with new and revised requirements that work together more effectively than ever to minimize danger to life from the effects of fire and related hazards.

Unique in the field, only the Life Safety Code establishes a minimum threshold of safety in both new and existing structures…contains a performance-based compliance option…and provides separate, more flexible criteria for building rehabilitation vs. new construction to encourage adaptive reuse of buildings without sacrificing safety. - more

The 2009 Life Safety Code® Handbook has the practical insights and solutions you need!

Life safety has evolved! Don't let uncertainty about what new LSC requirements mean or how to apply them slow down jobs and compromise safety. Put reliable application advice at your fingertips with NFPA®'s exclusive 2009 Life Safety Code Handbook.

Avoid mistakes and redos. Get practical, authoritative support on every project with instant answers and solutions in the LSC Handbook.

Need clarification of new rules? Want to validate that your interpretations are correct? Looking for practical examples to help you implement provisions or provide explanations to clients? Just open the Handbook to find everything you need to maximize occupant protection in all types of structures - more

Build in safety for electrical contractors!

Zero in on the specialized electrical safety information you need to avoid injuries on construction sites.

OSHA Stallcup's® Electrical Construction Regulations Simplified contains the entire section from OSHA Stallcup's Construction Regulations Simplified that addresses rules for electrical installations on construction sites. (OSHA 29 CFR 1926, Subpart K).

This convenient reference helps you work smarter by providing clear explanations of electrical construction safety requirements concerning installation, work practices, maintenance and environmental considerations, special equipment, and more.

Based on the 2004 NFPA 70E®, this latest edition of OSHA Stallcup's® Electrical Regulations Simplified ties together rules in 29 CFR 1910 and NFPA 70E® provisions to show you how to comply with OSHA regulations and maintain a safe workplace.

Get the help you need to clarify requirements, so you can understand and enforce them!

Related requirements from the National Electrical Code® and other standards are included, along with numerous examples and illustrations to aid in comprehending and applying the rules. - more

A safe worker is a productive and profitable one for their employer as well as their self.

With a focus on accident prevention, Safety for Masons, 2nd Edition is a valuable resource that demonstrates safety practices important for a masonry career.

This book is organized in a systematic progressive order that will walk you through job safety situations as you will most likely come in contact with them in learning the masonry trade.

OSHA Regulations are covered throughout. - more

Safe Work Practices for the Electrician -

Safe Work Practices for the Electrician takes a unique, blended learning approach to the topic to provide students and working electricians with a clear overview of how to accurately incorporate safety regulations and theory with every day work tasks.

Based on NFPA 70E® 2009, the National Electrical Code, and the most current OSHA regulations, this introductory text covers the fundamentals of electrical safety along with common work practice hazards, providing tips for identifying potential dangers and ways to avoid or mitigate each risk for the protection of electrical workers.

Expert explanations are accompanied by actual accounts from the field to help students understand the root cause of electrical accidents, ... more

$132.45  $121.95 LE-IA357009-08NEC 2008 NEC Softcover + 2008 Soares Book Combo

International Association of Electrical Inspectors (IAEI)

Why get your information piecemeal, when you can see design, engineering, installation and enforcement perspectives dovetail together in this one book? Soares Book on Grounding and Bonding is the only book on the market that helps you see all the perspectives before you do the job.

Meticulously updated to the 2008 National Electrical Code, this 10th edition authoritatively reviews each topic from the perspectives of the enforcers. That’s like having a free pass handed to you.

The work accomplished by the NEC Grounding and Bonding Task Group resulted in language that is more prescriptive and a streamlined approach to application and terminology. - more

Ensure Your Jobs Comply with Important Safety Standards with Ugly’s Electrical Safety and NFPA 70E^®!

Ugly’s Electrical Safety and NFPA 70E^® is the first pocket-sized summary of NFPA 70E 2009 with comparisons to current OSHA regulations and the National Electrical Code®.

Designed for electricians, engineers, contractors, designers, maintenance workers, instructors, and students, this invaluable resource provides fast access to the most commonly referenced sections of the latest NFPA 70E and related safety standards. - more

Analyze risks and work smart! Every electrician on the job needs the User's Guide to Electrical PPE.

This full-color manual to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is a "must" for the practicing electrical contractor or electrician.

Based on NFPA 70E®: Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace® and written by Ray Jones, the top ranking expert in electrical safety, User's Guide to Electrical PPE helps workers and supervisors competently analyze risks and take the action needed to avoid electrical contract injuries.

An abundance of full-color photographs illustrate equipment in a wide variety of work environments. - more

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