electrical safety

Electrical Safety Tips

OSHA provides numerous safety-related guidelines in its regulations for working with electrical equipment. Here’s a look at several of its tips for remaining safe, as defined in OSHA Standard 1910.

• If the insulating capability of protective equipment may be subject to damage during use, the insulating material shall be protected. (For example, an outer covering of leather is sometimes used for the protection of rubber insulating material.)

• Employees shall wear nonconductive head protection wherever there is a danger of head injury from electric shock or burns due to contact with exposed energized parts.

• Employees shall wear protective equipment for the eyes or face wherever there is danger of injury to the eyes or face from electric arcs or flashes or from flying objects resulting from electrical explosion.

• When working near exposed energized conductors or circuit parts, each employee shall use insulated tools or handling equipment if the tools or handling equipment might make contact with such conductors or parts.

• Fuse handling equipment, insulated for the circuit voltage, shall be used to remove or install fuses when the fuse terminals are energized.



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POSTED BY : GERALDINE MIOLE & EDEN MONTEBON