NFPA 70E
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NFPA 70E, titled Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, is a standard of the National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA). The document covers electrical safety requirements for employees. The NFPA is best known for its sponsorship of the National Electrical Code (NFPA 70).
National Fire Protection Association
The National Fire Protection Association is a United States trade association that creates and maintains private, copywrited, standards and codes for usage and adoption by local governments...
(NFPA). The document covers electrical safety requirements for employees. The NFPA is best known for its sponsorship of the National Electrical Code (NFPA 70).
Purpose
NFPA 70E addresses employee workplace electrical safety requirements. The standard focuses on practical safeguards that also allow workers to be productive within their job functions. Specifically, the standard covers the safety requirements for the following:- Electrical conductors and equipment installed within or on buildings or other structures, including mobile homes, recreational vehicles, and other premise (yards, carnival, parking lots, and industrial substationsElectrical substationA substation is a part of an electrical generation, transmission, and distribution system. Substations transform voltage from high to low, or the reverse, or perform any of several other important functions...
) - Conductors that connect installations to a supply of electricity
- Other outside conductors on the premises
See also
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- Electrical engineeringElectrical engineeringElectrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
- High-voltage hazardsHigh voltageThe term high voltage characterizes electrical circuits in which the voltage used is the cause of particular safety concerns and insulation requirements...
- Lockout-Tagout
- Protective clothing
Other NFPA standards
- NFPA 70 — National Electrical Code (NEC)
- NFPA 70BNFPA 70BNFPA 70B is a standard of the National Fire Protection Association that addresses recommended electrical equipment maintenance.NFPA 70B is part of NFPA 70.-Purpose:...
— Recommended Practice for Electrical Equipment Maintenance - NFPA 72NFPA 72The NFPA 72 is a standard published by the National Fire Protection Association.- Purpose :The NFPA 72 specifies "the application, installation, location, performance, inspection, testing, and maintenance of fire alarm systems, fire warning equipment and emergency warning equipment, and their...
— National Fire Alarm Code - NFPA 704NFPA 704NFPA 704 is a standard maintained by the U.S.-based National Fire Protection Association. It defines the colloquial "fire diamond" used by emergency personnel to quickly and easily identify the risks posed by nearby hazardous materials...
— Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response - NFPA 853 — Standard for the installation of stationary fuel cell power systems
- NFPA 921NFPA 921NFPA 921, "Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations", is a National Fire Code published by the National Fire Protection Association . Its purpose is "to establish guidelines and recommendations for the safe and systematic investigation or analysis of fire and explosion incidents"...
— Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations - NFPA 101 — Life Safety Code
- NFPA 1123NFPA 1123NFPA 1123, subtitled Code for Fireworks Display is a code administered, copyrighted, and published by the National Fire Protection Association...
— Code for Outdoor Firework Displays - NFPA 1901NFPA 1901NFPA 1901, the Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus, is published by the National Fire Protection Association to outline the standard for firefighting apparatus...
— Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus