Lanny Floyd, a founding member of the Electrical Safety Workshop who has attended all 33 events since 1992 joins Steve Quiett to break down why electrical experts and safety professionals need each other, why one arc flash PPE program ran for 30 years before it ever made it into a regulation, and why the difference between behavioral safety and belief-based safety is where real culture change begins.

Mike Doherty, has been attending ESW for 26 years and joins Steve Quiett to break down the real differences between NFPA 70E and CSA Z462, why Annex V is a game-changer when arc flash labels are nowhere to be found, and why most electricians using the table method are missing critical data they don't even know they need.

Two fierce competitors can still want the exact same outcome. Asa from OEL Worldwide Industries and Steve Quiett sit down at the 2026 Electrical Safety Workshop to talk about why competition drives PPE innovation, why so many facilities still treat safety as priority two, and a stop work authority story that exposes a culture problem we can actually fix. We also get into the future of protective apparel and why workers have to want to wear their gear for any of it to work.

Not all FR clothing is arc rated. And if your workers are wearing the wrong PPE around electrical equipment, they may have no protection at all when it matters most. Jarod Guier and I break down the difference between FR and arc rated clothing, why daily wear is your last line of defense, and what the real cost of cutting corners on protective apparel actually looks like.

The most critical piece of PPE an electrical worker owns is also the most bypassed. And with 98% of electrical fatalities linked to electric shock, that is a serious problem. Jarod Guier and I break down everything facilities get wrong about voltage rated gloves, from sizing and storage to compliance testing and documentation, and what a proper glove program actually needs to look like.

OSHA finally said arc flash out loud, and it changes the conversation for every safety professional trying to get compliance taken seriously. Jarod Guier and Steve Quiett break down the November 2024 OSHA guidance, what it means for your facility, why approach boundaries got highlighted twice, and why what workers wear underneath their arc rated PPE is a bigger problem than most people realize.

Compliance training only works when someone is watching. Belief bias is what keeps workers safe when nobody is around. Jarod Guier and Steve Quiett dig into what electrical safety training actually needs to look like, who needs to be in the room, and why so many facilities are getting it wrong. We also cover your training format options and why OSHA still does not allow video as a substitute. If you are responsible for electrical safety training at your facility, this one is for you.

If there is no arc flash label on your equipment, your workers have no idea what they are walking into. Jarod Guier and Steve Quiett break down what a proper arc flash risk assessment looks like, what information every label needs to include, and why incidental contact is now one of the biggest threats facing electrical workers today. A must-listen for safety managers and anyone responsible for electrical workers on the job.