Paul Dunphy, electrical inspector/compliance coordinator in the Engineering and Utilities Division of Harvard University, discusses the NFPA 70E standard and his work with departments of the cities of Boston and Cambridge. More than 40 electricians work on the Harvard campus, and 70E is very important to how they work and work safely, he says, as he discusses recordkeeping, training, and the introduction of new technologies.
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NFPA's Guy Colonna shares details on how NFPA Codes and Standards respond to current changes in dust explosion hazards. He will be an instructor at NFPA's Fire & Life Safety Conference in Orlando, Fla., Dec. 12-14, 2011. For more information, go to http://www.nfpa.org/FLSCONF.
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Rick Melvill, creative director for communications company Unplugged, discusses in this February 2010 MiningWeekly video that use of puff adders, pythons, and mambas in safety campaigns for mining companies. They are used as metaphors for safety hazards in the workplace.
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