Importance of Electrical Safety Inspection in the USA

Importance of Electrical Safety Inspection

Most of the small and big machinery requires an uninterrupted supply of power to give the desired result. If any of the components of electrical machinery fails then remedial measures need to be taken to make faulty machinery functional again. The time required to fix machinery in a big company can cause heavy loss. To avoid such unfortunate events regular electrical safety is required.

A faulty electrical infrastructure not only causes a monetary loss but may also cause manpower loss for a company. Fatal and non-fatal accidents due to electric infrastructure also bring in a bad reputation for a company.

All such unprecedented electrical failures can be avoided by conducting a periodic electrical safety inspection. Care Labs offers a detailed electrical safety inspection in the USA for companies that are operating in the United States of America. We have a group of expert electrical professionals who can inspect your electrical ecosystem and pinpoint exactly where maintenance may be required.

According to an OSHA report, 40% of building fire accidents in America occur due to electricity, more than 60% of electricians got shocked while on their work, and over 1000 electrical workers died each year. Besides all this approx. 30 people die daily due to faulty electrical connections.

All these unfortunate events can be minimized by performing an electrical safety audit.

Electrical Safety Standard Code:

THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE (NEC) is the standard code that all electricians must adhere to. A safety inspection will cover all areas of your company that receives electricity. By adopting the NEC, we can save numerous amounts of energy thereby reducing a substantial amount of pollution caused by power plants.

“One of the largest mishaps origins of property damage across the whole US is Electrical fault.”

~~ NFPA (National Fire Protection Association).

“Improper wiring or unmaintained small appliance in the US is still one of the main roots behind the electrocution occurrence.”

~~CPSC (the United States Consumer Product safety commission).

Four Stages of Electrical Safety Inspection:

PURPOSE – Identifying potentially hazardous electrical situations and give them what is needed according to the International Electrical safety code.

DETERMINE – Which national and international guidelines need to be followed – National Electrical Code, NFPA 70E, NFPA 70B, OHSA 1910.331-335.

PROCESS — Provide corrective actions.

IDENTIFYING – Cost saving and efficiencies through modification.

Care Labs electrical safety inspectors review different types of electrical installations including:

  1. Installations which are new or additions of electrical services
  2. Additions of electrical wiring, equipment, fixtures, etc.
  3. Changes in the existing electrical services, equipment, wiring, equipment, etc.
  4. Fire alarm or annunciations system installations
  5. Transformers, communication towers, and/or hydro vaults
  6. Temporary and/or special events services
  7. Outdoor lighting
  8. Emergency turn-on and disconnect of electrical services
  9. Additions and/or alterations to different electrical components of mechanical systems:
  10. Cooling systems
  11. Heating systems
  12. Cooking exhaust systems
  13. Venting systems

Importance of periodic electrical safety inspection for a company in the USA:

A faulty electrical circuit may be put you in danger, it can create hazards, put your property on fire. The faulty outlet can create the problem, it needed to be detected otherwise hazards chances are going to increased multiple times. Whatever fault in the system, it is important to notice that everything is needed to operate properly. No matter how properly the electrical system works, its components should be changed every three years. Protect your employee by taking proper inspections.

To safeguard employees’ health and safety, numerous sections of the NFPA and OSHA regulations offer guidelines regarding electrical safety inspection and the appropriate tools needed to work on different low and high-voltage electrical appliances.

Care Labs can be a good service provider for you and your company to be safe. We offer our services in California, New York, Illinois, Ohio, Texas, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Washington, Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, New Mexico, Virginia, and all the major states and cities in the United States of America.

Contact us today to get your company infrastructure inspected for electrical safety.


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