I am always staggered by the ongoing high number of serious electrical accidents and even fatalities every year in industry – ranging from electrocution, shock, explosions and arc blast.
Dear Colleagues,
I am always staggered by the ongoing high number of serious electrical accidents and even fatalities every year in industry – ranging from electrocution, shock, explosions and arc blast.
Click here for a short review on the key issues here from a presentation I did recently.
A few important points (which I am sure you can add to ….):
- Safety is not only about taking precautions in the workplace but starts right from the beginning at equipment design.
- Failure to isolate or inadequate or insecure isolation of live parts is the reason for over 60% of accidents.
- Poor maintenance and faulty equipment, insufficient information about the system and lack of safety procedures are other major reasons for accidents.
- Training, training, and more training is required. Plus the constant questioning of what you are doing and what you are working on – whether it is really safe or not.
Yours in engineering learning,
Steve
Mackay’s Musings – 19th May’15 #565
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