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NFPA 70E 2018 Changes

The NFPA 70E gets updated every three years. See what’s new in 2018.

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Overview
The 2018 update includes some of the following changes:

• Continued emphasis on training • A greater focus on hazard elimination.

• Distinctions between employer and • Required job safety plan documentation

employee responsibilities with risk assessments

Training Requirements
Retraining should still occur every 3 years, and the 2018 update indicates that
employees must also be retrained if their job duties change, or when procedures are not
being followed (as observed by annual inspections or supervision).

Training should include:

• Specific
hazards
associated
with
electrical
energy

• Special
precautionary
techniques
and
safety
related
work
practices

• PPE,
insulating
and
shielding
materials,
insulated
tools
and
test
equipment

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• Emergency
response
and
AED
training

• Skills
and
techniques
to
distinguish
energized
parts
determine
nominal
voltages

• Approach
distances

• Decision
making
process
and
ability
to
perform
job
tasks

Training sessions must be documented and verified at least annually, and participants
must be able to demonstrate knowledge. To help keep your workplace safe and
compliant, Brady Safety offers a custom approach to Arc Flash Training.

Employer vs. Employee Responsibilities

Previously, NFPA 70E just addressed the employer when it came to safety-related work
practices. Now this section is subdivided as follows:

Employer: Employee:
Establish, document and provide Must comply with safety related
training work practices and procedures
provided by the employer

Equipment Labeling
Old Label Versions. The recent update allows labels
applied prior to the effective date of this edition of the
standard to be acceptable if they complied with the
requirements for equipment labeling in the standard in
effect at the time the labels were applied (unless changes
in electrical distribution system render the label
inaccurate). See the Seven Elements of an Arc Flash
Label.

Document and Review. Document the method of

calculating and the data to support the information for
the label and review for accuracy at intervals not to
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Establishing an Electrically Safe Work Condition

Exception for “Simple Procedures”: When it comes to equipment that is cord- or plug-connect –
for which exposure to the hazards of unexpected energization is controlled by the unplugging
of the equipment from the energy source, and the employee performing maintenance is under
exclusive control of the plug – lockout tagout is not required.

The 2018 update also added two additional steps to the process for establishing and verifying
electrically safe work conditions:

• Release stored • Release or block

electrical stored mechanical
energy energy

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Work Involving Electrical Hazards

Shock Risk Assessment was modified to require documentation and more information
regarding additional protective measures.

Arc Flash Risk Assessment was modified to identify hazards, estimate the likelihood of
occurrence and if additional protective measures are required.

Two methods for conducting an assessment:

• Incident Energy Analysis • Arc Flash PPE Category

Method Method

A Brady Safety electrical engineer can complete your assessment, provide you with a
detailed assessment report and install the correct arc flash labels.

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