Clarification to “Pilot Measurements of ELF Contact Currents in Some Electric Utility Operations.

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• Personal Author:
  Bowman, Joseph D. ; Kavet R
• Description:
  We wish to offer several clarifications to our recently published article on measurements of contact currents on electric utility workers. (1) This article used a recently developed contact current meter (CCM) that logs voltage differences between the extremities (2) in order to assess personal exposures to contact currents in a sample of electric utility occupations. After our article was accepted for publication, an investigation of the CCM's accuracy in various electric utility environments was published as a report. (3) This report identified several sources of error that affect the results in our article. In this letter, we discuss the implications of Bracken's findings on the results in our article and the future use of the CCM for assessing exposures to contact currents and electric fields. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Electric Injuries Electricity Electrophysiology Magnetic Fields Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Analytical-processes Electrical-conductivity Electrical-fields Electrical-hazards Electrical-industry Electrical-measurement Electrical-properties Electrical-resistance Electrical-transmission Electrical-waves Electrical-workers Electrophysiological-effects Magnetic-fields Magnetic-properties Mathematical-models Voltage-regulation

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• ISSN:
  1545-9624
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  4
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20032323
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Hyg 2007 Jul; 4(7):D65-D66
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:75c3b877b9187b437f8f2819b532db6e3d8da8a09c8043dca2065f9718077fb2dd94bcd9f3243821003d0612e7bcae346f58a9f9130dcb757a60a4faff45ced1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/186344/cdc_186344_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 195.61 KB ]