Electrical Safety Talks features Steve Quiett and John Welch sharing real-world lessons on electrical safety, covering safe work practices, arc flash protection, grounding, and code compliance. Their videos deliver practical, experience-based guidance to help you reduce risk, protect workers, and maintain safe electrical systems in any environment.
Episode 17: Every Hand Went Up When Asked About Arc Flash
In a room of three hundred and thirty data center professionals, a panelist asked who had an arc flash on first time energization in the last twelve months, and nearly every hand went up. Daniel Henderson and Steve Quiett break down why the data center construction boom is producing electrical safety risk faster than the industry can absorb it, why hyperscale schedule pressure raises the danger on commissioning and first energization, and how a cross company steering group of competitors keep...
24 Jun 2026
Episode 16: She Invented a Life Saving Rescue Device and Did Not Want a Dime for Doing It
Renee Graves joins Steve Quiett to talk about the Escape Strap, a contact release device she developed that requires no metal, no dielectric testing, and no searching for a Shepherd's hook that disappeared years ago. We cover how the idea was born in the late 1980s, how a home sewing machine built the first prototype during COVID, and why the product is now manufactured by Oberon Corporation and available to fit over any arc flash suit on the market.
17 Jun 2026
Episode 15: The Electrical Workforce Math That Should Alarm Every Safety Professional
Paul of Guided Power joins John Welch to break down the skilled labor crisis hitting electrical maintenance departments hard, losing more than two experienced workers for every one coming in, maintenance teams being led by non-technical managers, and AI data centers about to make the demand problem dramatically worse. They also cover how up-skilling mechanical workers and matching job titles to asset incident energy levels is one way facilities are safely closing the gap.
10 Jun 2026
Episode 14: 74 Percent of Electrical Deaths Are Incidental Contact and Here Is What That Means
Derek Vixtel of eHazard, master electrician turned safety educator joins Steve Quiett to break down why 74% of electrical fatalities involve incidental contact and not planned energized work, why the "we don't do energized work" myth is one of the most dangerous beliefs in the industry, and why putting a meter on equipment to confirm voltage is still energized work whether your team knows it or not.
3 Jun 2026
Episode 13: Codes Lag Innovation by 30 Years and Your Workers Are the Ones at Risk
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.
27 May 2026
Episode 12: What Annex V Gives You When the Arc Flash Labels Are Missing
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.
20 May 2026
Episode 11: Two Competitors, One Mission, and Why Safety Culture Still Gets It Wrong
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.
12 May 2026
Episode 10: FR Is Not the Same as Arc Rated and Here Is Why It Matters
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.
29 Apr 2026
Episode 9: The Voltage Rated Glove Mistakes Putting Workers at Risk
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.
22 Apr 2026
Episode 8: Why OSHA's New Arc Flash Guidance Changes Everything
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.
15 Apr 2026
Episode 7: Why Electrical Safety Training Fails Before It Even Starts
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.
8 Apr 2026
Episode 6: Why Most Electrical Workers Have No Idea What They Are Walking Into?
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.
1 Apr 2026
Episode 5: The Electrical Safety Program Problem Nobody Is Talking About
Most companies have a written electrical safety program. Very few have one that anyone has actually read. Steve and Jarod dig into why the ESP has to come before everything else, PPE, arc flash labeling, all of it. They cover what bad ESPs look like in the real world, why simpler is almost always better, and how AI is starting to change the game. If you're responsible for electrical safety at your facility, this one's for you.
9 Mar 2026
Episode 4: What Would Change If We Started Over in Electrical Safety
Careers in electrical safety rarely start on purpose. They usually start after an incident. Steve Quiett and Jarod Guier talk honestly about how they got into electrical safety, what they wish they had learned sooner, and why understanding the why matters more than rules alone.
6 Mar 2026
Episode 3: Why NFPA 70E Table 130.7 Matters More Than You Think?
Arc flash labels are not always there when work needs to happen. NFPA 70E Table 130.7 exists for those moments. Steve Quiett and Jarod Guier talk through why the table still matters, where it helps, where it falls short, and how it gives workers a fighting chance when critical information is missing.
6 Mar 2026
Episode 2: What’s Next for Electrical Safety?
Electrical safety is changing fast. New OSHA guidance. New PPE technology. More energy everywhere. Steve Quiett and Jarod Guier talk about what’s coming next, why awareness is lagging behind risk, and what recent data tells us about how people actually get hurt around electricity.
6 Mar 2026
Episode 1: Lessons From the Field in Electrical Safety
Electrical injuries rarely start with bad intentions. They start with gaps in glove programs, PPE selection, and training. In the first episode of Electrical Safety Talks, Steve Quiett and Jarod Guier share real field experience on voltage rated gloves, arc rated versus FR clothing, NFPA 70E, and who needs electrical safety training in working facilities.
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