When the Site is Operational

Electricians who work mainly new construction are often unaware of additional safety principles that apply when a site is operational; or even when just some of the equipment onsite is operational.

An example that was cited during a safety seminar at a NETA conference was workers were taking their lunch breaks in a transformer yard. They wanted to work on their sun tans using the extra sunlight reflected off the white rocks. While transformers are built to rigorous specifications an