What Factors Can Help Employees Identify Electrical Hazards?
Every electrical safety program should include a procedure for analyzing the risks and hazards associated with each job. Employees should always consider the following: • Environment • wet or dry • indoors or outdoors • open or cramped • well lit or dim • metal ladders in area where overhead wires or exposed conductors are present • electrical cords over a heat source • overloaded electrical outlets • Condition of Equipment • age of equipment • integrity of grounding system • internal safety mechanisms • operating voltage • electrical wiring and loads incurred • fault current available to produce arc flash • Electrical Safety Work Practices • ensure that operating procedures are up to date and appropriate for conditions • evaluate circuit information drawings • determine degree and extent of hazards • comply with minimum clearances when working around electrical power lines or other exposed conductors • determine approach boundaries: • flash protection boundary – linear distance to pre
