The Energy Marshal: Electrical Safety Leadership on Large-Scale Construction: Now Featuring Data Center Applications Paperback – March 16, 2026

What does an Energy Marshal actually do on Monday morning?The codes and standards tell you the rules. OSHA tells you the law. Neither one tells you how to manage a lockout/tagout program for 200 electricians across a facility with medium-voltage switchgear, multiple utility feeds, generators, and UPS systems you've never seen before.This book does.Written by a retired IBEW Inside Journeyman Wireman with 23 years of field experience on large-scale construction projects across the Southeast, The Energy Marshal is the guide that didn't exist when he was learning the role. It covers the real work: building and running a LOTO program, managing lock color systems, reading one-line diagrams, writing and executing Methods of Procedure (MOPs), handling arc flash protection and PPE selection, processing Energized Work Permits, managing emergency response, documentation that survives an OSHA audit, and the field judgment that no training class teaches.What's inside:13 chapters covering every aspect of the Energy Marshal role44 tables including PPE categories, lock color systems, audit checklists, and emergency protocols12 technical diagrams: LOTO flowcharts, approach boundaries, arc flash labels, power distribution chains, and moreCurrent to NFPA 70E (2024), NEC (2023), and OSHA 29 CFR 1910/1926Dedicated chapter on data center applications: 2N topology, concurrent construction, backfeed hazards, and DC-specific equipmentSample forms, audit checklists, and a recommended training path in the appendicesThis is not a textbook written by a consultant. This is field knowledge from the mud, the concrete dust, and the midnight switching events — documented and shared for the next generation of electrical safety leaders.For Union Electricians, By a Union Electrician. Read more