Safety Reference Links
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U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration
OSHA’s home page
GFCI Fact Sheet
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission: Basics about Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters
Extension Cord Facts
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s overview of extension cord safety facts
Why use GFCI’s with every power tool
U.S, Consumer Product Safety Commission report on power tool safety
NFPA
National Fire Protection Association home page. Their NFPA 70E is an important interpretation of OSHA electrical standards.
NFPA 70E
Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace (Adobe pdf document)
IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers chapter devoted to product safety engineering (home page)
Ground Fault Protection on Construction Sites
OSHA 3007 document (pdf)
MSHA Electrical Testing
U.S. Dept. of Labor, Mine Safety Health Administration’s Title 30 regulations (CFR § 56.120.28) on the testing of grounding systems
