Safe Electrical Maintenance Checklist
Reduce the risk of arc flash hazards with CSA Z462
BY ROBERT BURGESS, Lineman’s Testing Laboratories
Safe electrical maintenance practices and on-going personnel training can minimize the likelihood of electrical injuries and fatalities due to electrical shock, electrocution, arc flash and arc blast. At risk are employees who work on or near exposed energized electrical conductors or circuit parts including electrical maintenance personnel, operators, troubleshooters, electricians, linemen, supervisors, site safety personnel or anyone exposed...