hank You Hannah Dobkin - Summer Intern 2024 - Shaw Consulting Services

As we close out the summer, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to Hannah for her incredible hard work and dedication. Over the past few months, your contributions have made a significant impact on our team, and we appreciate the enthusiasm and positivity you’ve brought to Shaw Consulting Services, LLC.

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LOTO Compliance Checklist

LOTO Compliance Checklist: How to Audit Your Lockout/Tagout Program Before OSHA Does

Having a lockout/tagout program on paper and having one that would survive an OSHA inspection are two different things. LOTO violations consistently rank among OSHA's most frequently cited standards, and the gaps that get facilities in trouble are rarely dramatic....
Electrical Engineering Consultant

What Does an Electrical Engineering Consultant Actually Do? Services, Process, and What to Expect

An electrical engineering consultant analyzes your facility's electrical systems, identifies risks and inefficiencies, performs technical studies, and delivers documentation that helps you make informed decisions about safety, compliance, and infrastructure planning....
Arc Flash Study Report

How to Read Your Arc Flash Study Report: A Plain-English Guide for Facility Managers

An arc flash study report tells you how much energy could be released at each point in your electrical system during a fault, what protective equipment workers need, and where your highest-risk areas are. The problem is that most of these reports are written by...
EV Charging Infrastructure

EV Charging Infrastructure and Electrical Safety: What Facilities Need to Know Before Installing

Adding EV chargers to a commercial or industrial facility introduces electrical safety risks that go well beyond the installation itself. Ground fault exposure increases in wet parking environments. Arc flash incident energy values can change at panels and switchgear...
Electrical technician performing preventive maintenance.

The Facility Manager’s Guide to Electrical Maintenance Intervals: What to Do and When

A practical electrical maintenance calendar for facility managers covering routine inspections, thermography, breaker testing, and arc flash study reviews.

Electrical technician inspecting an industrial control panel to improve electrical safety and reduce arc flash risks.

Arc Flash Insurance Requirements: Why Carriers Ask and What to Do

Insurance carriers are increasingly asking facilities for current arc flash studies. Learn what documentation insurers want, what can happen if it’s missing, and how to prepare before your next policy renewal.

Can Your Electrical System Handle the Next Load? Why 30-Day Metering Matters Before Adding EV Chargers, Tenant Panels, or Major Equipment

Adding electrical load to an existing facility can feel like a straightforward decision at first. A tenant needs more power. A company wants to install EV chargers. A manufacturing facility is adding a new piece of equipment. A property owner is planning upgrades to...
Electrical engineering consultant performing diagnostic measurements with a multimeter during a site inspection

What Does an Electrical Engineering Consulting Scope of Work Actually Include?

An electrical engineering consulting scope of work defines the studies, deliverables, standards, timeline, assumptions, and exclusions for a project. Use this guide to compare proposals and identify gaps before work begins.

Thermographic Scanning for Arc Flash Risk Reduction

How Thermographic Scanning Supports Arc Flash Risk Reduction Strategies

Arc flash assessments and thermographic scanning are often treated as separate line items on a facility's safety budget: two independent services, scheduled independently, producing separate reports that live in separate binders. That separation is a missed...
Infrared Thermography for Seasonal Maintenance

Infrared Thermography for Seasonal Maintenance: Why Timing Matters

Infrared thermography is one of those tools that gets more powerful the smarter you are about when you use it. The technology itself, a thermal camera that reads heat signatures through surfaces without contact, is well understood. The part that most facilities get...