2. ELECTRICAL HAZARDS
DEFINITION
Any potential or actual threat due to electricity to the wellbeing
of people, machinery or environment.
TYPES OF ELECTRICAL HAZARDS:
• ELECTRIC SHOCK
Results in Electrocution, falls or movement into machinery
• BURNS
Results in burning of body and organs.
•ARC BLASTS
Results in electrocution and other body injuries
3. Examples of Workplace Electrical
Hazards
Power lines Damaged
receptacles
Exposed
conductors
Extension wires Improper
grounding
Broken bulbs
4. Sources of Electrical Hazards.
Electrical hazards
Working with electrical equipment lacking UL label
Electrical equipments that has not been properly grounded
Working with electrical equipment on damp floors
Improper wiring
Insulation failure
Electrostatic hazards:
Uncontrolled static electricity is responsible for a large number of serious industrial fires
and explosions every year
Lightning hazards :
Lightning has the ability to create forest fires as well as local and large scale power
outages that can be damaging to communication systems and electrical systems
including computers.
