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– Update to the NFPA 70E Standard
Table 1. Side-by-Side Comparison of Devices and Capabilities.
Minimize Your Risk: VeriSafe
™
AVT
Verifies Absence of Voltage
Before Equipment is Accessed
TEST THE TESTER
CHECK THE VOLTAGE
RE-TEST THE TESTER
VERISAFE
TM
Prevents direct exposure to electrical
hazards and determines voltage
status before equipment is accessed.
Exception 1, Subsection: Voltage
Meter
Voltage
Indicator
Voltage Test
Portals
VeriSafe
AVT
A
It is permanently mounted and installed
in accordance with the manufacturer’s
instructions.
Yes Yes Yes Yes
It tests the conductors and circuit parts at the
point of work.
N/A
(no test
function)
N/A
(no test
function)
No
(no guarantee
hand-held tester is in
contact with circuit)
Yes
B
It is listed and labeled for verifying the
absence of voltage
No No No Yes
C
It tests each phase conductor or circuit part
both phase-to-phase and phase-to-ground
Only phase-
to-ground
Only phase-
to-ground
Yes, with
hand-held tester
Yes
D
The test device is verified as operating
satisfactorily on any known voltage source
before and after verifying the absence of
voltage
No No No
(hand-held tester
requires access to a
known voltage source)
Yes
As shown in Table 1, the VeriSafe AVT performs all the steps for verifying the absence of voltage as outlined in
Exception 1.
VeriSafe AVT – The Safe, Ecient, Accurate Way to Verify
When servicing electrical equipment, workers must comply with safety regulations that require a voltage
verification test to validate the absence of voltage. Prior to performing de-energized work on electrical
equipment, NFPA 70E requires that workers verify equipment is in an electrically safe work condition. The
VeriSafe AVT is the first absence of voltage tester listed to UL 1436 designed specifically for the requirements of
NFPA 70E-2018, Section 120.5 (7), Exception 1.
The VeriSafe AVT tests for absence of voltage in low voltage electrical enclosures, helps reduce electrical
hazards and the complexity of testing with a hand-held tester, and is more reliable than a simple voltage
indicator or meter.
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