Title :
One company´s approach to cord-connected safety
Author :
Huddleston, Robert L., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Eastman Chem. Co., Kingsport, TN, USA
fDate :
6/23/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Significant safety initiatives were undertaken by a large US chemical manufacturing site to deal with the inherent dangers in the use of cord-connected electrical equipment. This approach to employee safety goes beyond regulatory compliance and includes ground-fault protection for all 120 volt cord-connected equipment used in the plant, as well as visually-discernable exterior bonding and annual inspections of higher voltage cord-connected equipment. This paper provides background and detailed strategy for this important safety initiative
Keywords :
chemical industry; interrupters; legislation; power apparatus; protection; safety; 120 V; US chemical manufacturing site; annual inspections; cord-connected electrical equipment; cord-connected safety; employee safety; ground fault circuit interrupters; ground-fault protection; regulatory compliance; safety initiatives; visually-discernable exterior bonding; Bonding; Chemicals; Databases; Electrical safety; Inspection; Manufacturing; Production facilities; Protection; Safety devices; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Petroleum and Chemical Industry Conference, 2001. IEEE Industry Applications Society 48th Annual
Conference_Location :
Toronto, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7183-6
DOI :
10.1109/PCICON.2001.960586
