All About Workplace Electrical Safety

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All About Workplace Electrical Safety

• Things You Should Know About Workplace Electrical
  Safety

A Presentation Of Current Solutions
PC www.CurrentSolutionsPC.com
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Workplace Electrical Hazards
Every year, workplace electrical hazards causes
many injuries, deaths and property damage
throughout the United States. One of the primary
reasons of 90 of the electrical hazards at
workplace are connected with safety awareness.
Any type of electrical work within a given
facility requires planning and including all
necessary safety measures.
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Workplace Electrical Hazard Facts Statistics
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Every year, more than 300 deaths and 4000
injuries are recorded as a result of workplace
electrical hazard.
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In United States, electrical hazards are ranked
number 6 among all causes of work-related deaths.
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Every day, workplace electrical hazards causes at
least one fatality.
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On an average, employee encountered with
electrical hazard stays away from work for 13
days.
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From 1992 to 1998, an estimated 32,807 nonfatal
workplace electrical injuries were recorded and
were classified as electrical shock and 38 as
electrical burns.
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More than 46,000 workers were injured from
workplace electrical hazards over the last 10
years.
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Every day in U.S, a worker takes time off the job
because of getting hurt so severely from
electrical mishap.
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NFPA 70E
In order to reduce the number of electrical
hazards at workplace, OSHA developed a workplace
safety standard code NFPA 70E to help companies
and employees stay protected against electrical
hazards. The most common workplace electrical
hazards are shock, electrocution, arc flash, and
arc blast. The NFPA 70E also helps assisting
compliance with OSHA 1910 Subpart S and OSHA 1926
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Basic Workplace Electrical Safety
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MAIN SUPPLIES
Make sure all new electrical systems are
installed to OSHA requirements for electrical
installations. BS 7671 for U.K.
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All electrical installations must be in a good
working order
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Providing enough socket-outlets for equipment in
use is a must.
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Be very careful with socket-outlets overloading -
using adaptors can also cause fire.
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Cutting off power in emergency with a clearly
identified and accessible switch (EMO Button -
Emergency Off)
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Use nearby sockets for portable equipment to
easily disconnect it in case of emergency.
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USING THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT
Choose the right electrical equipment that is
suitable for its working environment.
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Ensure equipment safety and maintenance in a safe
condition
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Make sure any equipment used in flammable or
explosive atmosphere must be designed in a way
that avoids sparks.
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Small electrical equipment such as light bulbs
and other small devices can be hazardous if
broken.
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Maintenance Repairs
Make sure all equipment are fitted with rated
fuse.
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Always avoid wires inside a cable working loose
from plugs or inside equipment by ensuring outer
sheaths firmly clamped.
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Avoid insulating tape to repair cable cuts and go
for complete replacement of damaged cable
sections.
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Make sure you have the best connectors to join
cable lengths.
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Make sure all wire connections are secure.
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Awareness Is Safety
As mentioned in one of the earlier slides,
awareness is safety. 90 of the workplace
electrical hazards result as a lack of awareness.
Make sure all of your staff technical or
non-technical have the right knowledge to avoid
any
potential electrical hazard within a facility.
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Ensure Electrical Safety With Current Solutions
PC
Current Solutions PC is an electrical engineering
company specialized in power distribution system
design, consultancy, training and safety. Our
electrical engineers have the right knowledge to
help business navigate through the maze of
complex electrical infrastructure. We provide a
twelve phase electrical safety program specially
designed to train your entire staff at once, cost
efficiently.
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