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Title:
Electrical safety
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Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
Clifton Park, N.Y. : Delmar, 2012
Physical Description:
xii, 211 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
ISBN:
9781435481855
General Note:
Includes index

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Can your understanding of electrical safety ever be too thorough? ELECTRICAL SAFETY is an introductory text written for the novice student in an easy to understand manner. Electrical hazards that are associated with working around electricity and the precautions that must be taken for safety are covered to give the reader a general introduction to potential hazards. Filled with photographs and line art and, this text covers construction safety topics through the eyes of an electrical worker to make you aware of potential hazards that may be encountered on the job such as electric shock and arcing incidents. The text also covers in detail personal safety, tools and equipment safety, hazardous working environments and safety organizations standards for organizations such as OSHA and NFPA 70E, making this text the perfect choice for beginner electricians. The instructor's resource CD which contains the PDF of the instructor's manual, PowerPoint slides and a test bank make it the ideal choice for instructors.


Table of Contents

1 Safety Overview
Construction Awareness
Construction Hazards
Cuts
Jewelry
Horseplay
Alcohol and Drugs
2 Safety Organizations, Standards and Certifications
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
NFPA 70E (Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
First Aid-CPR-AED
3 Electrical Shock
Electricity and the Human Body
Witnessing a Shock
How to work safely around electricity
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI)
4 Arcing Incident
Arcing Incident
Arc Flash
Arc Blast
Causes of an Arcing incident
Arcing Incident Protection
5 Working on energized equipment
When is it permitted to work on energized equipment? Approach boundaries
Working on energized equipment
Awareness
Personal Protective Equipment
Arcing Flash/Blast Personal Protective Equipment
Safety signs, barricades, and attendants
6 Lock Out Tag Out
LOTO and the Safety Plan
Lock out tag out
Restoring Equipment
Lock Out Tag Out Devices
7 Personal Protective Equipment
Eye and Face Protection
Head protection
Hearing Protection
Work boots
Work gloves
Respiratory Protection
Fall Protection
8 Tool and Equipment Safety
Hand Tools
Power Tools
Ladders
Scaffold
Aerial Lift
Machinery Safety
9 Hazardous Working Environments
Hot Environments
Sun
Cold working environments
Confined spaces