EMP Simplifies Compliance and Enhances Reliability

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September 26, 2025

Interstates has launched its new Electrical Maintenance Program (EMP)—a structured, proactive solution designed to enhance electrical reliability and safety across your facilities. EMP shifts industrial sites from reactive maintenance to a scheduled, strategic approach that reduces downtime and minimizes risk. Built around the rigorous requirements of NFPA 70E (electrical safety) and NFPA 70B (maintenance), EMP is tailored to fit each client's operations and business needs. As standards evolve and enforcement increases, EMP helps ensure your systems are not only safe and reliable but also prepared for emerging compliance demands. 

"Too often, clients manage electrical safety and maintenance as separate projects," says Corey Hoffman, Senior Project Manager at Interstates. "This can lead to gaps in compliance, increased downtime, and uncertainty around budgeting. EMP is our way of addressing those issues in a unified, manageable way." 

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Rather than simply bundling services, EMP delivers a programmatic solution: a coordinated schedule that integrates critical activities—such as infrared scanning, breaker testing, arc flash analysis, and cleaning—into recurring, planned intervals. This structure aligns with your facility's downtime windows, promotes operational consistency, and minimizes disruption. The aim is to drive standardization and help clients stay ahead of compliance as NFPA 70B becomes a mandatory standard. 

"Industrial clients are increasingly challenged by aging infrastructure, limited resources, and growing regulatory scrutiny," says Benjamin Langton, Senior Offer Manager at Interstates. "With EMP, we deliver peace of mind through preventive maintenance aligned with NFPA 70B intervals, documentation standards, and safety requirements." 

Moving Beyond Piecemeal Maintenance 

Without a program in place, many industrial owners and operators purchase electrical services individually, which can lead to fragmented records, unpredictable costs, and inconsistent results. "Scheduling these services separately increases downtime and complicates recordkeeping," says Adam Dittbenner, Instrumentation Manager at Interstates. "With EMP, clients gain a single point of contact to coordinate everything from IR scans to grounding audits, making documentation easier and compliance stronger." 

By consolidating services under one program, EMP improves operational efficiency and helps facilities remain audit-ready. Visual indicators such as decals and updated system studies ensure clients have the documentation needed for internal reviews and external inspections. 

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Built for Flexibility and Growth 

Interstates designed EMP around a journey-based model that adapts to each client's maturity level. Whether a facility is starting with its first arc flash study or optimizing a multi-site maintenance program, EMP provides a phased structure to support growth: 

  • Foundation and Onboarding: Baseline assessment and identification of immediate risks.
  • Program Implementation: Execution of scheduled maintenance activities aligned with safety and compliance goals.
  • Value-Add Phase: Introduction of advanced services such as diagnostics, predictive analytics, and condition-based maintenance. 

"This flexible structure meets clients where they are," says Hoffman. "It's not a one-size-fits-all bundle. It's an evolving partnership focused on long-term value." 

Delivering on Compliance on Reliability

NFPA 70B now requires routine inspections, testing, and documented maintenance plans to ensure facilities remain compliant and safe. EMP addresses these needs directly, enabling clients to: 

  • Stay current on maintenance intervals and condition assessments.
  • Maintain audit-ready documentation.
  • Reduce the risk of unplanned downtime through early detection of electrical issues. 

For example, Dittbenner says, "Our IR scans have identified hot spots that would have otherwise caused outages. Grounding audits have uncovered equipment without a proper path to ground - conditions that could lead to shock hazards." 

Looking Ahead 

EMP's potential is especially strong among resource-constrained facilities and in sectors with aging infrastructures and heightened safety demands, such as food and beverage, grain, and chemical processing. Interstates sees EMP as a way to offer clients both operational support and strategic oversight. 

"If you're navigating aging systems, limited staff, or rising compliance pressure, Interstates' EMP offers a low-risk first step toward proactive maintenance," says Langton.