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Changes in the NFPA 70E 2012
Session Type: Pre-Convention Workshops
Track Number: PW-8
Location: SDCC
Room: 9
Speaker: : Palmer Hickman- NJATC Director of Codes and Safety Training and Curriculum Development; James T. Dollard Jr. - Safety Coordinator, IBEW Local 98
Date: Saturday, October 22, 2011
Time: 8:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Description:
This session will provide attendees with a high level review of significant revisions to NFPA 70E-2012 that impact contractors business. See how revised requirements impact both employees and employers. Find out how revisions to safety related work practices benefit current contractor safety programs and what is necessary based on the next edition of NFPA 70E. OSHA sets the minimum requirements for safety and NFPA 70 E provided the most effective road map to deal with establishing and maintaining electrically safe work environments. This high-energy authoritative program is presented by two active members of the NFPA 70E Technical Committee. Get your NFPA 70E and OSHA electrical regulation questions answered here.
Speaker Bio:
Palmer Hickman – NJATC Director of Code and Safety Training and Curriculum Development
Palmer Hickman is the Director of Code and Safety Training and Curriculum Development for the National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for the Electrical Industry (NJATC). Palmer represents the industry on the NFPA 70E Technical Committee, the National Electrical Code Technical Correlating Committee, Code Panel 1 of the NEC, and the NFPA 79 and 70B Technical Committees. In addition, he is an OSHA Master Instructor for Construction, an OSHA authorized Outreach Trainer for Construction and General Industry, and a 30-year member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
James T. Dollard – Safety Coordinator – Philadelphia Electrical JATC
Jim Dollard is Safety Coordinator for the Philadelphia Electrical JATC. He is a master OSHA 500 Instructor and works closely with the Penn-Del-Jersey NECA Chapter towards safe working conditions on all jobs. As a member of the NEC, TCC, CMP-10, CMP-13, NFPA 70E, NFPA 90A and the UL Electrical Council, Jim plays a significant role in the development electrical standards. Jim is the author of the NJATC Codeology textbook, the 2008 NJATC NEC Significant Changes and Co-author of the 2011 NJATC NEC Significant Changes. His excellent presentation skills, knowledge of the electrical industry, extensive background in the electrical construction field, involvement in electrical safety and codes/standards allow Jim to make the most complex requirements easy to understand and apply.
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