Louis Barrios of IEEE

OSHA considers NFPA 70E an industry consensus standard.  Safety practices and mitigation techniques included in NFPA 70E are used industry wide to reduce the risk of electrical injury to employees in the workplace.  The latest edition of NFPA 70E was issued in 2024.  This IEEE learning session will provide the rationale of key changes for the 2024 edition, and will provide some insights on potential changes for the 2027 edition.

Biography:

Louis Barrios is a Principal Electrical Engineer for Shell.  He has been with the company for 35 years.  Louis received BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering in 1987 and 1989, respectively, from Louisiana Tech University.  After graduation he joined Shell at the Norco Manufacturing Complex outside of New Orleans and has held various technical and leadership positions in electrical engineering.  He is currently Shell’s Electrical Global Discipline Lead and leads Shell’s global electrical safety team.  Louis has been a member of the NFPA 70E committee for 23 years representing API, and has served as the Technical Committee Chair for the past three revision cycles (7 years).  Louis is also a principal member of NEC Code Panel 1, member of the API RP 500/505 TF on electrical area classification, past chair of the API Subcommittee on Electrical Equipment, and past Chair of the IEEE Petroleum and Chemical Industry Committee (PCIC).  Louis lives in Fulshear, TX, with his wife of 35 years, Anne Marie, and has two adult children in the medical industry.

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