The Arc Flash Study Is in a Binder.
Nobody Opens It.
The arc flash study is in a binder nobody opens. The hot-work permits are in someone's truck. Your electricians are working 480V panels with a handshake and a prayer. POD closes every gap before OSHA — or an ambulance — does it for you.
Four Electrical Safety Gaps That Keep Happening
Every electrical incident on a construction site traces back to at least one of these gaps. Paper systems cannot close them. POD does.
Outdated arc flash studies collecting dust
Arc flash hazard analyses are performed once, printed, and filed. When transformers are added, panels are re-fed, or service upgrades occur, the study goes stale — but nobody flags it. Electricians choose PPE from labels that no longer reflect real incident energy levels.
Lost hot-work permits with no tracking
On active job sites, 4 out of 10 hot-work permits are expired or missing when inspectors arrive. They get filled out, handed to a foreman, and disappear into a truck cab. There is no audit trail, no expiration alert, and no digital chain of custody.
Uncertified workers on energized panels
Electrical certifications — NFPA 70E Qualified Worker, OSHA 10/30, arc flash training, first aid/CPR — expire on different timelines. Paper binders cannot alert a superintendent that a journeyman's NFPA 70E training lapsed six months ago before he opens a 480V panel.
No LOTO verification audit trail
Lockout/tagout verification is the last line of defense before energized contact. When it lives on paper, you get initials and a timestamp — no photo evidence, no GPS, no shift-transfer record. An incident investigation will expose every gap in that paper trail.
How POD Closes Each Gap
POD replaces the binder, the clipboard, and the handshake with a digital audit trail that stands up in court, satisfies NFPA 70E, and takes less time than the paper version.
Digital Arc Flash Study Registry
POD links each panel and switchgear to its arc flash study, incident energy level, and required PPE. When equipment changes, the system flags affected studies for restudy. Every electrician approaching a panel sees current, verified protection requirements.
Digital Hot-Work Permit Workflow
Issue permits in 30 seconds via voice or form. Each permit is timestamped, geo-tagged, routed for digital sign-off, and stored automatically. Expiration alerts fire before the permit lapses. The audit trail is permanent and searchable in seconds.
Real-Time Certification Tracking
POD maintains a live roster of every worker's electrical certifications with expiration dates. Automated alerts fire 30 and 7 days before expiry. Superintendents can gate energized-work assignments to verified Qualified Workers only.
Photo-Verified LOTO Audit Trail
Every lockout/tagout verification includes a mandatory photo upload, timestamp, and worker ID. Shift-transfer sign-offs are digital. The complete LOTO history for any piece of equipment is available in seconds — for inspectors, attorneys, or incident review.
See the Boundaries. Know the Risk. Every Day.
POD maps every energized panel to its NFPA 70E arc flash study, displaying live restricted, limited, and safe-zone boundaries with required PPE at each level.
Arc Flash Risk Zone Map
Live boundary visualization — energized panel, 480V switchgear
HRC 2+ arc-rated PPE required. Qualified workers only. Full LOTO verified.
HRC 1 FR clothing minimum. Unqualified workers must be accompanied.
Standard PPE. No arc flash exposure. Public and unqualified workers permitted.
Electrical Safety Tracking — Real-Time
POD automatically tracks every electrician's certification status and maps electrical risks to a live heat map — so you see gaps before an inspector or incident does.
Certification Tracker
Risk Heat Map
Every Electrical Safety Feature. One Platform.
LOTO Verification Tracking
Photo-verified lockout/tagout logs with shift-transfer sign-off, GPS location, and worker ID. Every verification is timestamped and stored permanently for audit access.
Arc Flash Zone Mapping
Visual arc flash risk zones tied to live equipment registry. Restricted boundary, limited approach, and safe-zone designations update when equipment studies change.
Hot-Work Permit Management
Digital permit issuance with expiration alerts, fire-watch documentation, area monitoring, and multi-contractor coordination — all in one dashboard.
Certification Expiration Alerts
Automated 30-day and 7-day alerts for NFPA 70E, OSHA 10/30, arc flash, first aid/CPR, and trade licenses. Supervisors receive push notifications before any cert lapses.
Real-Time PPE Compliance
Daily PPE compliance check-ins correlated to arc flash boundary assignments. POD flags any worker entering a restricted zone without the required arc-rated gear on record.
Photo Verification
Mandatory photo capture for LOTO applications, panel labels, PPE worn, and hot-work area condition. Photos are auto-attached to permits and stored with project records.
“Before POD, our LOTO documentation was three guys with a clipboard and a handshake. After our first OSHA audit, we needed something bulletproof. POD gives us photo-verified LOTO logs, cert expiration alerts, and a hot-work permit trail that satisfies any inspector who walks through the gate. The $2.3 million arc flash stat is real — we saw a similar incident at a competing job site. We will not be that story.”
— Electrical Superintendent, Industrial Contractor, Gulf Coast
Frequently Asked Questions
Stop Running Electrical Safety on Paper
See how POD automates NFPA 70E arc flash documentation, hot-work permits, and LOTO verification for electrical contractors on active job sites.