TempCovers® are useful in a couple different ways. First, you will experience a time savings when you use TempCovers® because you don't have to spend time taking off and putting the dead front cover in the service panel to be in compliance with OSHA standards.

Second, TempCovers® provide professional looking signage in a work area. Having a job site that looks professional instills confidence in customers and workers for the company.

Use this rule of thumb to set up a physical boundary: 120/240VAC: 4 ft., 240/480VAC: 10 ft. 480VAC 20 ft. The work activities of the other trades also affect what is considered a safe restricted area. During the commissioning of a live panel, qualified workers frequently leave the restricted area to verify circuits. In most cases the restricted area is the arc flash protection boundary.

Electrical panels on a general industry site are permanent and difficult to de-energize. If you have a TempCover® installed on a panel when you leave the area (not the site), you still must have barriers in place to delineate the restricted area similar as FAQ #2

OSHA requires approved temporary ingress barriers, which mean UL Listed or equivalent. Tempcovers® are made of material that is flame rated, puncture resistant and requires approved magnets and adhesive.

A LOI is OSHA's response to specific application questions the public may have about a certain regulation, and is equally binding as a regulation.

Many states defer to the Federal standard. Certain states have their own OSHA programs which must meet or exceed the Federal OSHA standards. These states are: AL, AZ, CA, CT, HI, IN, IA, KY, MD, MI, MN, NJ, NM, NY, NC, PR, TN, UT, VT, VA, WA, and WY. Most of the State OSHA agencies accept the LOI of Federal OSHA.Second, TempCovers® provide professional looking signage in a work area. Having a job site that looks professional instills confidence in customers and workers for the company