Electrical Safety and Industrial Training University

  • 1970- OSHA adopts NFPA (National Fire Protection Agency) and NEC (National Electrical Code) to comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.

    Electrical safety history, Benjamin Franklin

  • 1976- NFPA announces formation of the committee to develop 70E (Standard for Electrical Safety Requirements for Employee Workplaces. NFPA 70 E is now used by OSHA as a consensus standard).
  • 1979- First Edition of NFPA 70E is published. “Installation Safety Requirements.”
  • 1981- Second Edition is published. Which included the First Edition & “Safety Related Work Practices.”
  • 1983- Third Edition is published. Which included the first and second editions plus “Safety Related Maintenance Requirements.”
  • 1988- Fourth Edition is published. This edition includes all Three former editions plus “Safety Requirements for Special Equipment.”
  • 1995- Fifth Edition is published which include many revisions, such as conforming to NEC (National Electrical Code), concepts of “Approach Boundaries”, and the establishment of “Arc” which are two major components of ITU’s Arc Flash Analysis.
    Founder of ITU conducts first on-site training at Intel’s huge computer chip manufacturing plant in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
  • 2000- Sixth Edition is published. Including the latest NEC updates as well as the introduction of proper PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) and charts to assist the user with applying the proper PPE for common tasks another key component of ITU’s Arc Flash Analysis.
  • 2002- Industrial Training University is established. ITU begins training courses designed to train employees and employers electrical safety and to better understand and comply with new NFPA 70E and NEC standards which OSHA uses as a consensus standard. “Arc Flash” is first introduced in Industrial Training Classes, but the scope of regulations are not being enforced.
  • 2004- Industrial Training University develops The Arc Flash Analysis Program, which includes all safety precautionary steps required in order for industrial facilities to be in compliance and up to date with NFPA 70E, NEC, and OSHA. ITU sets industry standards still in effect today.
    Seventh Edition of the NFPA 70E is published. The entire document is reformatted to comply with NEC manual to provide clarity and usability. The document is now known as “NFPA 70 E, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace”
    OSHA begins writing citations and fining companies for not complying with NFPA 70E and NEC standards.
  • 2009- The latest edition of NFPA 70E is published. Many revisions throughout the document, including the deletion of chapter 4, which is now replaced by National Electrical Code “Installation Requirements.”
  • 2010- OSHA ramps up inspections and citations to companies not providing PPE and following OSHA safety guidelines.