Electrical Safety Lessons Learned
How to reduce electrical-related deaths and injuries to zero
BY JENIFER ROBERTSON, Electrical Safety Authority
Consider this scenario: An electrician is modifying an electrical circuit in a ceiling space at an educational institute. To perform the task, he de-energizes his specific circuit, but leaves the others in the same junction box energized.
While making the wiring modifications, the electrician makes incidental contact with a 347-volt, energized conductor with his right thumb and baby finger. He...
