Electrical Injury in the Workplace: Hire a Commercial Electrician

Hiring a commercial electrician can help businesses avoid the very real danger of electrical injury.

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Why Electrical Injury Is a Very Real Problem

If you are a business owner, you are likely not very worried about electrical injury at the workplace. But you should be. According to the OSHA website:

"Out of 4,386 worker fatalities in private industry in calendar year 2014, 899 or 20.5% were in construction-that is, one in five worker deaths last year were in construction. The leading causes of private sector worker deaths (excluding highway collisions) in the construction industry were falls, followed by electrocution, struck by object, and caught-in/between. These "Fatal Four" were responsible for more than half (60.6%) the construction worker deaths in 2014, BLS reports. Eliminating the Fatal Four would save 545 workers' lives in America every year.

Falls — 359 out of 899 total deaths in construction in CY 2014 (39.9%)
Electrocutions - 74 (8.2%)
Struck by Object - 73 (8.1%)
Caught-in/between* - 39 (4.3%)
(*This category includes construction workers killed when caught-in or compressed by equipment or objects, and struck, caught, or crushed in collapsing structure, equipment, or material)
Top 10 most frequently cited OSHA standards violated in FY2015

The following were the top 10 most frequently cited standards by Federal OSHA in fiscal year 2015 (October 1, 2014, through September 30, 2015):

Fall protection, construction (29 CFR 1926.501)
Hazard communication standard, general industry (29 CFR 1910.1200)
Scaffolding, general requirements, construction (29 CFR 1926.451)
Respiratory protection, general industry (29 CFR 1910.134)
Control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout), general industry (29 CFR 1910.147)
Powered industrial trucks, general industry (29 CFR 1910.178)
Ladders, construction (29 CFR 1926.1053)
Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment, general industry (29 CFR 1910.305)
Machinery and Machine Guarding, general requirements (29 CFR 1910.212)
Electrical systems design, general requirements, general industry (29 CFR 1910.303)"  [VIEW SOURCE]

As you can see, the federal government takes electrical safety very seriously.  And well they should.  As a business owner, you should as well.  Which is why you should contact an electrician.  

Reasons to Hire an Electrician for Electrical Checks and Troubleshooting

Why should electrical safety matter so much? Well, as a business owner, you could be subject to liability if it is determined that the wiring is bad in your business. If someone is injured or killed, your business could be found liable and you could end up paying damages as well as fines.

In addition to the damages by employees, if you rent a property, the property owner could end up suing you if you made any electrical changes that were not approved, or if you are responsible for the upkeep of the wiring of your business.

So, stay safe and be a smart business owner. Hire a commercial electrician in Phoenix today.

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Choosing the Right Commercial Electrician Contractor (Contd)

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Here is some more information on how to choose a commercial electrician.

Ask Around to Find a Commercial Electrician

Asking around is one of the best ways to find a commercial electrician. If you're a business owner, you probably network with other business owners.  Sooner or later one of them probably had to call a contractor in to fix something at their business.  There are two types of recommendations where electricians are concerned:  ones to avoid, and ones to go with.

If you're talking to a fellow business owner and they tell you to avoid calling someone in, they probably have a very good reason.  For example, if the commercial electrician that they called in not only messed up the project they caused real damage, not only is that contractor one you should stay away from, they are likely going to have complaints filed with the state.  Good places to also check up on a commercial electrician is to call the Arizona Registrar of Contractors, or the overseeing body in your state. Most states have some sort of board that oversees electricians and other contractors, and often have places where people can file complaints.  Another place to find information of this sort on a commercial electrician is your local Better Business Bureau. However, it isn't just negative press you want to look over when you're looking to hire an electrician, look for positive reviews as well.

Reviews and Local Electricians

Review sites can give you a lot of really good information about a commercial electrician.  Site such as Yelp, Dexknows, Yellow Pages, and Google Plus are great places to look for reviews as well.  Look at reviews with an open mind though.  Universally glowing reviews aren't entirely trustworthy.  After all, it is very easy to review a site, all one needs is an email account, and there are services out there that businesses can hire to give them good PR and great reviews.  Ultimately, however, trust your gut feelings.  If something about an electrician doesn't ring true, then by no means should you hire them.  Another thing you have to consider is that you want to hire an electrician that can do commercial work, or you may be adding to  your expense.

Sometimes, electrical wiring has different capacities in commercial projects than it does in residential ones.  You want someone who knows the ins and outs of commercial wiring, and that someone is a commercial electrician in Phoenix.

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