Electrical Injury Protection System Using Radio Frequency Transmission

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• Personal Author:
  Conover, David L. ; Jackson, Larry L. ; Powers JR ; Zeng S
• Description:
  A personal electrical injury protection system is provided which can be worn by electricians, construction workers, or other individuals working around or with low-voltage lines (i.e. generally less than about 600 volts). The personal electrical injury protection system has both a proximity warning component which provides a warning of potential electrical hazards upon close approach to the low-voltage power line and an electrical contact protection component which turns off the power upon actual electrical contact with the power line. The present personal electrical protection system relies on a radio frequency transmitter attached to the worker or person to be protected and a radio receiver/controller connected to the power line. The radio frequency transmitter has a low frequency generator which is used for electrical-contact protection and a high frequency generator which is used for proximity warning. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Electric Injuries Electricity Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Safety Management
• Keywords:
  Construction-equipment Construction-industry Construction-workers Electrical-equipment Electrical-hazards Electrical-industry Electrical-safety Electrical-shock Electrical-workers Electrocutions Injury-prevention Personal-protection Personal-protective-equipment Protective-equipment Protective-measures Safety-engineering Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-practices

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• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Other
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-13
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20028088
• Citation:
  US Pat 6,897,783 2005 May; :1-13
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Control Technology and Personal Protective Equipment
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  United States Patent 6,897,783
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:828ddf3467d25f88f4c1ed8c112f5d26145c2347e072526e6934e693c8679a135d604427c35353e8a6af9dc632a697dd708d058c0ac41af5cf83eef739a8e42e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/189768/cdc_189768_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.49 MB ]