Title :
Electrical safety in the industrial workplace: An IEC point of view
Author :
Mitolo, Massimo ; Montazemi, Peman
Author_Institution :
Eaton Corp., Irvine, CA, USA
Abstract :
Electrical professionals working on the installation, construction, repair and maintenance of facilities are exposed to the risk of electric shock due to their possible interaction with live parts, but also due to the contact with the enclosure of equipment, normally not energized, which has become live under fault conditions. This necessary interaction with equipment for its intended use can, therefore, not be limited.
Keywords :
IEC standards; electric shocks; electrical faults; electrical installation; maintenance engineering; occupational safety; IEC; International Electrotechnical Committee; electric shock risk; electrical equipment; electrical facilities construction; electrical facilities maintenance; electrical facilities repairing; electrical installation; electrical safety; fault conditions; industrial workplace; Bonding; Conductors; Contacts; Electric shock; Electric variables measurement; Insulation; Safety; Class 0; Class I; Class II; automatic disconnection of supply; basic protection; bonding; electrical safety; equipotential bonding; exposed-conductive-parts; extraneous-conductive-parts; failure rate; fault protection; hazard; live part; risk; safety;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Safety Workshop (ESW), 2014 IEEE IAS
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2099-0
DOI :
10.1109/ESW.2014.6766906
