Due to the risk of electric shock, burns, and secondary injuries, working with electricity poses inherent hazards. Using properly insulated tools is important to protect users from arc flash, electric ...

Each year, several hundred workers are killed as a result of inadvertent contact with energized conductors. Surprisingly, over half of those killed are not in traditionally electrical fields (i.e., ...

Though we’re not always conscious of it, every day on campus presents with hundreds of opportunities to minimize — or ignore — our exposure to danger. Researchers, students and support staff work with ...

The most effective tool in electrical safety is knowledge — not only knowledge of the hazards but also knowledge of how to protect ourselves and others from those hazards. Throughout my career, I have ...

Those of us who perform electrical work rely on our tools — and with them we earn a living. They imbue us with our superpowers; they give us the ability to assemble, build, diagnose, repair, and ...

This safety procedure provides guidelines for safely working around electrical hazards. It includes provisions for training, lockout requirements, and specific types of work practices and the required ...

With the ever-increasing breadth of EHS responsibilities, it’s important to not lose sight of the everyday hazards. This article looks at one such group of hazards: the hazards of stationary power ...

Over 300 workers die each year from electrical hazards. Pete Rice, CSP, CIH reviews common electrical hazards, including overhead and buried power lines, as well as power tools and the lack of ground ...

The Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) reported that there were 2,210 non-fatal electrical injuries in 2017. This was an increase of 35% as compared to 2016. These injuries could have ...

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