Archive for the ‘Public Electrical Safety’ Category

June 15

Electrical Injuries Site on WebMD Gives Valuable Info BUT Gets a B- on Arc Flash

Posted by Hugh Hoagland
Filed under Arc Flash Training Articles, Arc Flash/Shock Safety, Public Electrical Safety | No Comments

This is an excellent site I have used for years for my own medical info BUT I give it a B- on arc flash.  The electrical shock info is up-to-date and accurate but the arc flash has deficiencies.
Click here to visit WebMD’s Electrical Injuries Article.
WebMD says, “Electrical arcs: Current sparks are formed between objects of [...]

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June 11

NFPA 70E Report on Proposals (ROP) Now Online

Posted by Hugh Hoagland
Filed under Public Electrical Safety | No Comments

Click here and go to the Next Edition to download the ROP.

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February 18

Poletop Electrocution in Nigeria Totally Avoidable

Posted by Hugh Hoagland
Filed under Electric Utility Incidents, International Arc Flash Standards, Overhead line incidents, Public Electrical Safety | No Comments

Sad another fatality which used to be common in the US. Grounding has almost totally eliminated these. The US OSHA 1910.269 legally required grounding in most medium voltage to high voltage applications or the worker must consider the conductors energized. Additionally arc rated clothing has been shown to save some shock victims. [...]

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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 [...]

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February 15

Electrical Fatalities in Bulgarian Study of the Smolyan District

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

Good to see studies in Bulgaria of electrical fatalities.
Not just of workers but most were workers and male.
Click to see the study in an Internet Journal of Forensic urnal

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February 13

Electrical maintenance failure and breaker failure burn teacher

Posted by Hugh Hoagland
Filed under Arc Flash/Shock Safety, Public Electrical Safety | No Comments

Teaching everyone basic electrical safety can save heartache and pain and make our world safer.
Here we have a good example of lack of maintenance and possibly poor quality switches and breakers.
Good quality electrical devices installed properly by a trained electrical worker and periodically inspected could have hel

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February 6

Changing “Light Bulb” electrocutes worker in Wilkes Barre, PA

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

This is an example of a “light bulb” not being just a light bulb. Changing higher voltage bulbs has caused many fatalities. This fixture was likely not installed correctly or broken. Workers changing many light bulbs need extra training to make them qualified. Most HV bulbs in utilities are done with [...]

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February 6

OSHA fines O.S. Interior Systems $112,000 following electrical fatality at Houston worksite

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

“OSHA’s Houston North Area Office began its inspection on Aug. 14 when an employee who was removing a demountable wall made contact with a live wire and died. The company was cited for two alleged willful violations for failing to adequately protect employees from energized electrical circuits and failing to inform employees about the hazards involved with energized electrical circuits. OSHA defines a willful violation as one committed with intentional disregard of, or plain indifference to, the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.”

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February 5

Company loses federal gov contract after fatal electrocution in AU

Posted by Hugh Hoagland
Filed under Arc Flash/Shock Safety, Public Electrical Safety | No Comments

An Australian federal contractor was suspended after and roofing insulation installer was fatally electrocuted.
All workers are affected by electrical hazards and need processes and training to keep them safe.
Click here to read the story.

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February 5

“Freak Accident” Electric Arc in Durban, SA Airport. Electrical Contractor dies.

Posted by Hugh Hoagland
Filed under Arc Flash/Shock Safety, International Arc Flash Standards, Public Electrical Safety | No Comments

It is commonly believed around the world that arc flashes are “freak accidents” just as most believed in the US in the early 1990’s but groundbreaking work by individuals like Ralph Lee, companies like Duke Energy, Dupont, Bussman, AB Chance LG&E Energy (eON) and our ASTM committee have shone the light that electric arc flashes [...]

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