Electrical Engineer's Reference Book, 16th Edition

24

Health and Safety

DA Dolbey Jones, BEng, FIEE, MIOSH,     Former HM Senior Electrical Inspector of Factories

Contents

The scope of electrical safety considerations 24.1

General overview 24.1.1

Recent developments 24.1.2

Legal and administrative 24.1.3

The nature of electrical injuries 24.2

Types of injury 24.2.1

Electric shock 24.2.2

Other injuries 24.2.3

Protection against electrical injuries 24.2.4

Toxic hazards 24.2.5

Conclusions 24.2.6

Failure of electrical equipment 24.3

Causes 24.3.1

Particular equipment 24.3.2

Protection against failure 24.3.3

Fires and explosions 24.3.4

24.1 The scope of electrical safety considerations

24.1.1 General overview

It has often been said that electricity poses hazards quite unlike any other ...