Find out more about Standards & Safety Webinars
NECA began a series of standards and safety based webinars this year with its well-attended series on Grounding and Bonding, presented by Mike Johnston. Check out this series, and many more below!
Recordkeeping, Preparing for OSHA Enforcement Emphasis
The new OSHA administration believes that employers have been under-recording workplace injuries and illnesses. This webinar covers OSHA’s special recordkeeping enforcement efforts for 2010 and the action employers can take to address compliance. Ensuring these records are in order can help you avoid fines and may mean the difference between a compliance officer's decision to do a detailed inspection or simply discuss concerns with you.
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Medical Examinations in the Workplace
On Wednesday, May 20, Dr. Howard M. Sandler, MD, Founder and President of Sandler Occupational Medicine Associates, Inc. (SOMA), presented money saving tips and guidelines for Medical Examinations in the Workplace.
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Part 5 of the Grounding and Bonding Webinar Series
Part 5 in the series on grounding and bonding reviews the general requirements for equipment grounding. This program reviews the purpose of equipment grounding and applicable NEC rules.
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Part 4 of the Grounding and Bonding Webinar Series
Tuesday, March 24 at 11AM EST, Mike Johnston presented the fourth webinar of the grounding and bonding series. Part 4 reviews the basic requirements for grounding separately derived systems and reviews the requirements for transformers and generator systems. Mike will also demonstrate what constitutes a separately derived system and will introduce other topics including: sizing requirements for grounding electrode conductors, system bonding jumpers, equipment bonding jumpers and grounding electrodes.
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Safety Webinar on PPE
On February 24, 11AM EST, Jerry Rivera, NECA’s Director of Safety, presented a free webinar on Personal Protective Equipment: Regulatory Changes and the Impact on the Electrical Contractors.
This webinar addresses new OSHA and NFPA 70E requirements and some of the challenges that electrical contractor face with compliance. OSHA has announced a May 15, 2008 deadline for compliance with PPE requirements, so don’t miss this opportunity and register fast!
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Recordkeeping
On January 13, NECA and Intec kicked off the year with a webinar on OSHA Recordkeeping-Who, What, Why and How, presented by Joe O’Connor, Intec Inc.
As of February 1st- April 30th OSHA requires employers to post their Summary of Work Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA 300A). Proper filing of this form is a clear indicator of your company’s safety performance. This could mean the difference between getting a job or losing a bid. Don’t let OSHA’s Recordkeeping rule tap into your profit, register now and get the inside scoop of how to comply with federal record-keeping requirement without hurting your business.
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Part 3 of the Grounding and Bonding Webinar Series
On Tuesday, February 10, at 11AM EST, Mike Johnston returned to place further emphasis on grounding and bonding guidelines and regulations.
“Part 3 in the series on grounding and bonding reviews the basic requirements for grounding electrical services. This session reviews the proper location of service grounding electrode conductor connections, rules for grounded conductors at services, grounding and bonding jumper connections at services, main and equipment bonding jumpers and equipment bonding for service equipment enclosures.”
Part 3 of the grounding and bonding series features National Electrical Code (NEC) requirements for grounded systems and ungrounded systems.
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Webinar on the Value of NEIS
Thursday, January 29 at 11AM EST, Mike Johnston and Nicholas Daly conducted a webinar on the Value of National Electrical Installation Standards (NEIS). This online event focuses on the NEIS development process, relationship to the National Electrical Code (NEC), and much more!
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Second in Grounding & Bonding Series
On Tuesday, December 16, Mike Johnston produced the second in a series of Grounding and Bonding webinars. Part 2, based on System Grounding, featured the NEC requirements for grounded systems and ungrounded systems.
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Lock-Out Tag-Out Webinar
NECA and Intec hosted a free safety webinar on Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) on Tues., Dec. 9, 2008 at 11am EST.
Presenter Joe O’Connor of Intec reviewed LOTO requirements and highlight information on maintaining electrically safe working conditions. He also covered the effectiveness of properly applying LOTO procedures in accordance with OSHA and NFPA 70E regulations.
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NECA’s new Lockout/Tagout Guide is a weatherproof handbook designed for use on job sites. It includes specific instructions to meet the requirements of article 120 of NFPA 70E. To learn more about NECA’s LOTO Guide visit NECA’s online store.
Part 1 in a Series on Electrical Grounding and Bonding
November 4, 2008, 11am EDT, Mike Johnston, Executive director of Standards and Safety, NECA, kicked off the first in a series of Grounding and Bonding based web seminars. The webinar provided an overview of electrical grounding and bonding fundamentals. Electrical grounding and bonding performance criteria is presented in clear, easy to understand language to set the foundation for more specific presentation that follows. The basics of grounding (connecting to earth) and bonding (connecting together) were reviewed along with how to effectively apply the NEC grounding and bonding requirements to electrical systems and installations. Attendees learned the two concepts and differentiate between the two, and developed a clear understanding about the earth’s role in the electrical safety circuits.
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What’s a webinar?
A webinar is a web-based seminar where attendees access the presentation using a Web browser to view the presentation, and interact with the presenter. A webinar may include the ability for attendees to pose questions, view multimedia materials and even fill out polls and questionnaires. Webinars may be recorded for playback at a later date; in this instance, viewers cannot interact with the presenter.