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Electrical Safety Topics Examined

Electrical Safety Topics

Electrical safety is very important to the lives of electrical workers. While electricity plays an important role in our everyday lives, it also can injure or kill a human being seriously. Here are a few essential terms that you’ll find when dealing with electrical safety.

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Arc Blast: An explosion of molten material from electrical equipment as a result of high-amperage arcs

Arc Flash: An electrical spark and bright electrical discharge that occurs through the air when large amounts of electricity is present in a gap between conductors

Bonding: Electrical parts that join together to complete a conductive path

Circuit: A complete path of electrical current

Circuit breaker: An electrical device that automatically cuts off electrical current in a circuit when an overload happens

De-energize: The process of switching off and depleting stored energy sources to equipment and circuits

Energized: Live electrical equipment with available voltage that can produce a current and thus compromise a person

Ground: A direct electrical pathway to the earth

Ground Fault: An electrical current that is lost from the circuit and is instead directed to the ground

Lock-out: A physical lock is applied to electrical equipment and electrical circuits once they’re turned off and de-energized

Qualified person: A person who has received the required training on electrical hazards and on the operation and construction of the equipment for the job

Overload: An overflow of electrical current in a circuit

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Devices: Worn by workers for face, eye, head, hand, foot, respiratory, arm, leg, body, and fall protection

Resistance: The material’s ability to cease or decrease electrical current

Shocking current: The electricity that goes through the entire or part of the human body

Tag-out: Tags applied to locked electrical equipment informing workers that equipment and circuits are locked out

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