Electrical Safety:-

There is a great deal of activity in the electrical industry concerning electrical safety. The focus is on the two greatest electrical hazards to workers: shock and arc-flash. In recent years significant knowledge has been gained through testing and analysis concerning arc-flash hazards and how to contend with this type of hazard. This hazard exists when a worker is working on or near exposed, energized electric conductors or circuit parts that have not been placed in an electrically safe work condition. If an arcing fault occurs, the tremendous energy released in a fraction of a second can result in serious injury or death. However, there is a great challenge in getting the message to the populace of the electrical industry so that safer system designs and safer work procedures and behaviors result. Workers continue to sustain life altering injuries or death.

            There are a multitude of things that can be implemented to increase electrical safety, from design aspects and upgrading systems, to training, implementing safe work practices and utilizing personal protective equipment. Not the entire rule for the industry and the law is ‘don’t work it hot’, Per OSHA. It says “Only Work on Equipment That Is in an Electrically Safe Work Condition”. The worker should follow appropriate work practices and wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) for the specific hazard.