GFCI: Do GFCIs Save Lives?
A ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) turns OFF electric power when appropriate to protect people from electric shock and electrocution. [...]
Best Practice: Expert Report Deadlines
I have come across two paralegal practices that have been most helpful in avoiding time crunch problems caused by expert [...]
OSHA Electrical Safety SUCCINCT Regulations & Standards
The OSHA Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) are published in a crammed together boring unvarying run-on format which is not [...]
Best Practice: How to Provide Information to an Engineering Expert
Information received by an engineering expert from a client attorney is filed by the date received by the expert using [...]
An Encounter with Electricity – Arc Flash Blast
An electrical arc flash blast can be extremely dangerous. It is estimated that the terminal temperature of an electrical arc [...]
How to Find OSHA Violation Citation Information Online
To find OSHA violation citation information about a specific employer/establishment, search OSHA Establishment Search in a web browser. It is [...]
How to Obtain Mine Information from MSHA Online
To obtain information about a specific mine such as the: (1) type of mine (2) mine status (3) mineral mined [...]
The Value of As-Found Electrical Control Drawings
When equipment fails catastrophically, a cause can be hidden in the rat’s nest of the equipment’s electrical control wiring such [...]
How to Approach Electrical Construction Defects
Watching a time-lapse video of a construction project confirms the old saying that construction is organized chaos. And by the [...]
The Differences Between Electrocution and Shock
Traditionally, electrocution meant death. Electric shock or shock meant injury. It was a life and death difference. Because of possible [...]