Executive Q&A: Electrical Safety Essentials - Navigating NFPA 70E for a Safer Workplace -- Occupational Health & Safety

Executive Q&A: Electrical Safety Essentials - Navigating NFPA 70E for a Safer Workplace

Date: Tuesday April 15, 2025 at 2:00pm ET - 1:00pm CT - 11:00am PT

This webinar is designed to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of electrical safety in the workplace. It covers key topics such as identifying electrical hazards, performing risk assessments, and the correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE). Attendees will learn about the latest revisions to the NFPA 70E standard, which outlines safe work practices for employees working with or near energized electrical conductors and equipment.

In addition to the informative presentations, the webinar encourages interaction, allowing participants to ask questions and share their experiences related to electrical safety. By the end of the session, attendees will be better equipped to implement NFPA 70E guidelines in their workplaces, ultimately fostering a safer environment for all employees involved in electrical tasks.

Speaker:

Derek Vigstol is a licensed master electrician and serves as an electrical safety consultant for e-Hazard Management, LLC. Prior to working in the consulting field, Derek started his career as a construction electrician where he worked his way up to teaching new electrical apprentices and pre-apprentices at the Minneapolis Electrical JATC. He also provided many hours of continuing education to journey and master level electricians in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area. In 2013, Derek competed in the first ever NEC Challenge sponsored by NFPA. After winning the national championships, Derek was offered a position at NFPA where he served several different roles including staff liaison, electrical technical lead, and senior electrical content specialist. Within these roles, he was an integral part of developing many electrical safety focused products and services provided by NFPA. The time spent as an instructor and at NFPA has helped Derek bring his passion, knowledge, and expertise to his current role as an electrical safety consultant. Derek is also an author Electrical Wiring—Residential and Delmar’s Standard of Electricity textbooks by Cengage Learning and authors several monthly columns for electrical safety and construction focused magazines.

Moderator:

David Kopf
Executive Editor and Publisher of OH&S
A career business media professional, David Kopf has led OH&S since January 2023. He has been with OH&S’s parent company 1105 Media since 2007, previously publishing and editing titles for the post-acute healthcare market. Prior to that, Kopf has served in various editorial capacities in the telecommunications, data communications, banking and power sports industries. Kopf is committed to reinforcing and expanding OH&S’s value and range of services for workplace safety professionals, and the Executive Q&A webinar series is the latest example of that initiative.

Date: Apr 15, 2025

Time: 2:00 PM ET

Duration: 1 Hour

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