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Electrical safety code manual : a plain language guide to National Electrical Code, OSHA, and NFPA 70E /
Safety in any workplace is extremely important. In the case of the electrical industry, safety is critical and the codes and regulations which determine safe practices are both diverse and complicated. Employers, electricians, electrical system designers, inspectors, engineers and architects must co...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Butterworth-Heinemann,
�2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- CHAPTER ONE
- Regulatory Agencies and Organizations: What Are They and What Do They Do?
- American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
- National Electrical Code (NEC)
- National Electrical Safety Code (NESC)
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- CHAPTER TWO
- Establishing An Effective Electrical Safety Program
- Elements of a compliant, practical safety program
- Safety trainings
- Effective safety meetings
- Pre-job briefings
- Maintaining records
- Promoting safety in the field
- CHAPTER THREE
- Recognizing the Real Dangers of Electricity
- Effects of electricity on
- Blast and flash injuries
- Fire
- Electrocution
- CHAPTER FOUR
- Working on Energized Parts and Equipment
- Understanding qualified, unqualified and non-essential personnel
- Energized Work Analysis and Permits
- Lockout/Tagout procedures
- Stored energy
- Re-energizing protocols
- CHAPTER FIVE
- Safe Grounding Principals
- Safety grounding locations
- Applying safety grounds and jumpers
- What is an Equipotential Zone?
- Control and removal of safety grounds
- CHAPTER SIX
- Electrical System Grounding and Bonding
- Grounding electrical systems
- Grounding electrical equipment
- Bonding conductive materials
- CHAPTER SEVEN
- Understanding Arc Flash and Arc Blast Hazards
- NFPA 70E requirements
- Determining safe approach distance
- Establishing flash protection boundaries
- Calculating required Arc protection levels
- Personal Protection Equipment
- CHAPTER EIGHT
- Specific Requirements of the NESC
- Electric supply installations
- High voltage systems
- Power lines and transformers
- Communication utilities
- CHAPTER NINE
- NEC Standards of Safety
- Minimum and maximum conductor sizes
- Maximum loads
- Hazardous and classified conditions
- Enclosures and minimum clearance requirements
- Arc welding
- CHAPTER TEN
- OSHA Regulations Simplified
- Clothing and PPE
- Confined spaces
- Surviving an OSHA hearing
- CHAPTER ELEVEN
- Accident and Injury Prevention and Procedures
- Ergonomics
- not just for offices anymore
- Hardhats, eye and ear protection and gloves
- Ladder and equipment safety
- What to do in case of an injury
- Accident investigation
- CHAPTER TWELVE
- Safe Work Practices
- How to make safety your top priority
- Save money- reduce your Workers Compensation MOD rating
- Utilizing voltage measurement instruments
- Hot sticks and high voltage glove maintenance
- Using the proper tool for the job
- Job-site safety check list
- APPENDIX:
- Terminology
- Safety Meeting Sheets
- Contact Information for Various Agencies
- Quick Reference Compliance Sheets.
- Regulatory agencies and organizations
- Establishing an effective electrical safety program
- Recognizing the real dangers of electricity
- Working on energized parts and equipment
- Electrical system grounding and bonding
- Safety grounding principals
- Understanding arc flash and arc blast hazards
- Specific requirements of the NESC
- NEC standards of safety
- OSHA regulations simplified
- Accident and injury prevention and procedures
- Safe work practices.