Risk Assessment and Your Electrical Safety Program: Performance at the Organizational and Worker Levels

The 2015 editions of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 70E and Canadian Standards Association (CSA ) Z462 have integrated occupational health and safety management system and risk management principles. This significant revision changes and advances the electrical safety culture and enables sustainable improvement in the prevention of electrical incidents and injuries. The article discusses how these changes can be integrated into an organization's electrical safety program and how risk assessment can be performed at both the organizational and the worker levels.