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Sep 27, 2026
Jordan SchlittlerGUEST
So I guess I'll answer the second question first.
Jordan SchlittlerGUEST
And really, just the cut and dry of it is, if we look in the second chapter of the 2023 version of NFPA 70B, it actually cites NFPA 70E as a reference.
Jordan SchlittlerGUEST
And so when we think about these two documents, you can think about NFPA 70E is how do we protect our people when they work in and around electrical systems and 70B is more about how do we protect the equipment and making sure that that equipment functions appropriately when our people are interacting with it.
Jordan SchlittlerGUEST
So 70E is about protecting people, 70B is about the equipment in which those people interact.
Jordan SchlittlerGUEST
So as the famous Forrest Gump would put it, 70B and 70E really go together like peas and carrots.
6 MINS LATER
Scott FowlerHOST
Oh, go ahead, Jordan.
Jordan SchlittlerGUEST
Yeah, so really, when the standard for 70B came out, oftentimes folks would, they thought, well, maybe this is, people had the impression that 70B was new.
Jordan SchlittlerGUEST
But really, 70B predates NFPA 70E.
Ellen ParsonHOST
Hello, I'm your host, Ellen Parson, editor-in-chief of EC&M, and today I'll be showcasing an audio-only version of a popular article we recently ran on our website.
Ellen ParsonHOST
This article is titled NFPA 70E: Key Terms Electricians Should Know, Part 7.
Ellen ParsonHOST
This is obviously part of a series, uh, this one part 7.
Ellen ParsonHOST
If you haven't caught all the previous episodes, please go back to our website, ecmweb.com, and look up EC&M On Air Podcast.
Ellen ParsonHOST
And that's just what this series is accomplishing.
Ellen ParsonHOST
So let's see what the topic is of Part 7.
Ellen ParsonHOST
So Mark starts with, he asks the question, "Do you know what NFPA 70E means by exposed?" Okay, that sounds straightforward, but may- maybe it's not so straightforward.
Ellen ParsonHOST
Let's dig into the article.
Nick LeonardiHOST
George Cole is a prominent electrical safety instructor and consultant for eHazard, a leading provider of industrial electrical safety and arc flash training.
Nick LeonardiHOST
He's widely recognized for his expertise in the electric utility safety space, OSHA regulations, and NFPA 70E compliance.
Nick LeonardiHOST
George Cole served as a subject matter expert in electrical safety, spent over three decades at Arizona Public Service, and served as the electrical safety consultant for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station.
Nick LeonardiHOST
George, welcome to the podcast.
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George ColeGUEST
And with power lines and other high voltage equipment, you have to install your tempered protector grounds.
George ColeGUEST
Since it's subjective, I always like to encourage my students, my classes, and others to maybe consider using a term that's not used in the OSHA regulations.
George ColeGUEST
It's derived from NFPA 70E, and that term is called an electrically safety work condition.
George ColeGUEST
And I think we'll talk about that a little bit later, but Kind of moving away from the generic de-energize to is that equipment in an electrically safe war condition?
Asa DyerHOST
because i can assume steel
Bryan BrewerGUEST
yeah out of the name definitely uh molten metals uh and the gloves and uh kind of the secondary ppe which is your shirts pants coveralls type of thing um they really kind of started a lot of the innovations in those areas back in the day even in arc flash um we were one of the first ones to build the switcher suits back then uh well before 70E came into existence, we were building them.
Bryan BrewerGUEST
They were called pickle suits.
Bryan BrewerGUEST
And that's the funny thing with some of our developments over the year, there's food orientation to them.