Electrical and Arc Flash Safety

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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See the story in NY Mag

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No life is worth more than another but sadly one of those lost in this recent plant explosion w

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Often ComDust and electrical issues are linked. Usually these are preventable by housekeeping but improper electrical wiring are often a culprit.
See the story in the local news.
Another local story on the same blast.

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No maintenance going on here. Sounds like a cable failure.
See the story.

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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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The worker doesn’t appear to be an electrical worker. Most of those who die from electrocution are not electricians.
Click here to read the story in the local newspaper.
http://bit.ly/9or3Pa

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Jim Phillips has a great little article on electrical safety and statistics. He uses “flame retardant” clothing but means arc-rated. We’re trying to change our habits. Jim is 100% right on wearing arc-rated clothing.
NFPA 70E makes it plain. We need arc-rated clothing which meets the proper standards like those mentioned in [...]

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 [...]

“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.”