Hazard Alert: Electrical Safety for Non-Electricians (2016)

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• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  This document has been superseded and the new version can be found here. Electrical current is unforgiving. Electrocutions happen in less than a second. Between 2011 and 2013, 203 construction workers died from electrocutions. More than 70% of those killed were not electricians. Overhead power lines are the main killers. You can be killed instantly if you are using the following equipment and it comes in contact with an overhead power line: a) Aluminum extension poll for paint rollers, b) Backhoes and cranes, c) Concrete pumpers, d) Long-handled cement finishing floats, e) Metal ladders, f) Raised dump truck beds, and g) Scaffolding. Electrical hazards are also at eye level and underground: a) Power tools with bad wiring, b) Buried electrical lines, c) Bad insulation on wiring, d) Cords missing grounding prongs, and e) Cords damaged by wear. Before beginning work... 1) Inspect equipment and cords for damage. Cords and tools with exposed, frayed, or spliced wiring, a missing prong, or cracked casings should be removed and tagged as "Do Not Use." 2) Ask if GFCIs, tools and cords are tested. Ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs) save lives on jobsites. 3) Check with your supervisor. OSHA requires your employer to check to see if there are any live electrical circuits where you will be working - overhead or underground power lines or circuits in walls where, for example, you might drill. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Education Electric Injuries Mortality Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Staff Development Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident Potential Accident Prevention Construction Construction-equipment Construction-industry Construction-workers Electrical Power Transmission Lines Electrocutions Equipment Reliability Harnesses Injuries Injury Prevention Mortality Data Power Lines Safety-education Safety-measures Safety-programs Safety Equipment Training Work-environment Worker-health

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• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Hazard Alerts
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049685
• Citation:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2017 Jan; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Hazard alert: electrical safety for non-electricians
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212899/cdc_212899_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.30 MB ]