2015 NFPA 70E: Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace (PDF)

The 2015 edition of NFPA 70E introduces a major change in how stakeholders evaluate electrical risk - so thatowners, managers, and employees can work together to ensure an electrically safe working area and comply with OSHA 1910 Subpart S and OSHA 1926 Subpart K. --Key changes throughout the Standard replace the phrase "hazard analysis" with "risk assessment" to enable a shift in awareness about the potential for failure. --Revisions enhance usability; such as the division of requirements in former 110.4. (C)(2) into new sections separating construction and maintenance work from outdoor work. --Updated tables add clarity to requirements, such as the restricted approach boundary dimensions in Table 130.4 (D)(a). --New requirement 320.3 (A)(1) covers risk assessment associated with battery work. --New subsection in 130.2 (A)(4) provides requirements where normal operation of electric equipment is permitted. --Informative Annex E has updated text to correlate with the redefined terminolog