News: Construction Design & Engineering
Posted: May 14, 2015
05-18-2015 - NECA 2015 Safety Professionals Conference
The NECA 2015 Safety Professionals Conference, scheduled May 18-20, is the industry's premier safety conference, providing the most useful, up-to-the-minute information on safety compliance, management, and standards development.
This year's conference will focus on the new 2015 edition of NFPA 70E: Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace. Considered the most important document applicable to electrical construction and maintenance NFPA 70 is a critical tool for protecting electrical workers from shock, arc-flash and arc-blast hazards, as well as safeguarding customers and their personnel and facilities. The 2015 National Electrical Safety Professionals Conference includes educational tracks for both electrical line construction and inside electrical construction. To learn more and register, visit www.necasafetyconference.com or call NECA Boston Chapter at 617-969-2521.
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