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Electrical safety; safety and health for electrical trades - student manual (superseded).

Fowler TW; Miles KK

Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2002-123, 2002 Jan; :1-77

20021988

This document has been superseded and the new version can be found <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2009-113/"target="_blank">here</a>. This manual will present many topics. There are four main types of electrical injuries: electrocution (death due to electric shock), electric shock, burns, and falls. The dangers of electricity, electrical shock, and the resulting injuries will be discussed. The various electrical hazards will be described. You will learn about the safety model, an important tool for recognizing, evaluating, and controlling hazards. Important definitions and notes are shown in the margins. To give you an idea of the hazards caused by electricity, case studies about real-life deaths will be described.

Occupational-hazards; Occupational-health; Occupational-exposure; Electrical-equipment; Electrical-charge; Electrical-burns; Electrical-shock; Electrical-workers; Electric-power-generation; Construction-Search

20020101

Numbered Publication

2002

PB2002-104415

A06

DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2002-123

EID

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

OH