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NECA is constantly working to update our safety tools and resources to include the latest industry standards and regulations issued by consensus and regulatory entities. These resources include valuable tools and products that help members and industry professionals to stay successful when managing their company's safety programs by providing exclusive training material for their employees.
NECA believes that safety and health are core values. They are an integral part of achieving excellence in the electrical contracting business by maintaining the highest standards of health, safety, quality and productivity, in a proactive, practical, and cost-effective approach to manage organizational loss control. The association believes that implementation of effective safety management systems and risk management processes are essential. NECA’s commitment to job site safety is reinforced by placing special emphasis in quality safety training programs and specific policies that integrate safety into project pre-planning and project management. NECA members demonstrate safety professionalism and responsibility through every aspect of work and services with a minimum of disruption to customers.
Read the full statement here: NECA Standing Policy Statements
NECA participates with many federal agencies and consensus organizations in the development and implementation of safety-related requirements. These include the Small Business Administration Safety Roundtable, Advisory Committee on Construction Occupational Safety and Health (ACCOSH), the A-10 Committee on Construction and Demolition Operations, the National Occupation Research Agenda (NORA) committee from NIOSH, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and also National Fire Protection Association’s NFPA 70E, the Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace.
NECA also represents NECA on the Electrical Transmission and Distribution OSHA Strategic Partnership. This Partnership consists of utility contractors, trade associations, labor organizations, electrical utilities and OSHA representatives. The ET&D Partnership is the oldest and only national OSP that OSHA has in place. Its success was documented in a whitepaper released in April 2017.
Published exclusively by IEEE and updated every five years to keep the Code up-to-date with changes in the industry and technology, the National Electrical Safety Code® (NESC®) sets the ground rules and guidelines for practical safeguarding of utility workers and the public during the installation, operation, and maintenance of electric supply, communication lines and associated equipment.
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