OSHA legally requires employers to train any employee facing a risk of electric shock or other electrical hazards (29 CFR 1910.332), but OSHA has no standard that uses the term "arc flash" by name. NFPA 70E, a voluntary consensus standard, is what most employers actually use to define what that training should cover and how to select PPE, and it's the document OSHA itself points to when supporting a citation.
OSHA legally requires employers to train any employee facing a risk of electric shock or other electrical hazards (29 CFR 1910.332), but OSHA has no standard that uses the term "arc flash" by name.
NFPA 70E, a voluntary consensus standard, is what most employers actually use to define what that training should cover and how to select PPE, and it's the document OSHA itself points to when supporting a...
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OSHA legally requires employers to train any employee facing a risk of electric shock or other electrical hazards (29 CFR 1910.332), but OSHA has no standard that uses the term "arc flash" by name. NFPA 70E, a voluntary consensus standard, is what most employers actually use to define what that training should cover and how to select PPE, and it's the document OSHA itself points to when supporting a citation.
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