February 15

Electrocutions Still Lead Deaths At Work Article in British Medical Journal

Posted by Hugh Hoagland
Filed under Arc Flash/Shock Safety, Electric Shock Incidents, Electric Utility Incidents, OSHA Issues, Public Electrical Safety | No Comments

This 2003 article is free with registration to the British Medical Journal. Thought the Brits don’t recognize NFPA 70E they have pretty impeccable results with their methods for electrical safety including “safety by design”. They have required “touch safe” designs installed since 1991 for many applications which makes the average worker much safer from shocks.

Good statistics from the Brits.

Click here to see the page to link from to sign up and get the article and others.

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