In the latest craze with “lean manufacturing”, a lot of businesses are rearranging their production lines and in a lot of cases, safety was not a serious consideration. We see a lot of emergency egress issues, serious electrical power constraints leading to improper power cord usage, fire extinguisher types and placement issues, etc. But the one item that seems to not find its way on the “Lean Manufacturing Checklist” is electrical clearances, and by this, I mean more than the traditional 36″ clearance in front of panels and disconnects. When installing machinery/equipment that will be anchored to the floor/structure, we not only should ensure we have proper working clearances in front of electrical panels, we should also consider the NFPA 70E Shock Protection Boundaries for when a worker needs to establish their safety zones when opening up a cabinet.