Thursday, August 30, 2018

NFPA 70E 2018 Edition – Changes and Implications for Personnel Performing Condition Based Maintenance Tasks

Summary

The 2018 Edition of NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, was released in late 2017 with little fanfare. However, there are several significant changes in this edition that have potentially wide-ranging implications for maintenance personnel collecting condition based data on their electrical and electromechanical assets. This presentation goes over these changes in detail to ensure CBM personnel understand their responsibilities to ensure compliance with 70E rules.

About the Presenter

Rudy Wodrich is an Electrical Engineer whose career has revolved around designing electrical distribution systems for industrial, commercial and power generation applications for both high efficiency and reliability. Rudy spent over 20 years at Schneider Electric and ABB. Rudy now leads new product development at IRISS Inc. in Bradenton, Florida working on Electrical Maintenance Safety Devices (EMSD) and Critical Asset Surveillance Technologies (CAST) to provide early warning of potential electrical equipment failure and to automate maintenance record keeping with the Internet of technologies. Rudy also holds an MBA from the University of Toronto.