DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

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DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2009?113 (supersedes 2002?123) April 2009

Safer ? Healthier ? PeopleTM

Foreword

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) estimates that 230,000 young workers under the age of 18 suffer work-related injuries in the United States each year. Young and new workers have a high risk for work-related injury compared with more experienced workers. Occupational safety and health training remains a fundamental element of hazard control in the workplace, and there is great potential to reduce these incidents through pre-employment training. Effective pre-employment training should include realistic environments and hands-on exercises. However, NIOSH recommends that actual employment in the electrical trades or any of the other construction trades be delayed until individuals reach the minimum age of 18. This student manual is part of a safety and health curriculum for secondary and post-secondary electrical trades courses. The manual is designed to engage the learner in recognizing, evaluating, and controlling hazards associated with electrical work. It was developed through extensive research with vocational instructors, and we are grateful for their valuable contributions.

Christine M. Branche, Ph.D. Acting Director National Institute for Occupational

Safety and Health Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention

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Acknowledgments

This document was prepared by Thaddeus W. Fowler, Ed.D. and Karen K. Miles, Ph.D., Education and Information Division (EID) of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Editorial services were provided by John W. Diether and Rodger L. Tatken. Pauline Elliott, Gino Fazio, and Vanessa Becks provided layout and design services. The authors wish to thank John Palassis and Diana Flaherty (NIOSH), Robert Nester (formerly of NIOSH), and participating teachers and students for their contributions to the development of this document. This document was updated by Michael McCann, Ph.D., CIH, Director of Safety Research, CPWR-Center for Construction Research and Training and Carol M. Stephenson, Ph.D., NIOSH.

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Contents

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Section 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Electricity Is Dangerous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

How is an electrical shock received? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Summary of Section 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Section 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Dangers of Electrical Shock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Summary of Section 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Section 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Burns Caused by Electricity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Arc Blasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Electrical Fires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Summary of Section 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 First Aid Fact Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Section 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Overview of the Safety Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

What must be done to be safe? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Summary of Section 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Section 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Safety Model Stage 1--Recognizing Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

How do you recognize hazards? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Summary of Section 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Section 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Safety Model Stage 2--Evaluating Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

How do you evaluate your risk? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Summary of Section 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Section 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Safety Model Stage 3--Controlling Hazards: Safe Work Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

How do you control hazards? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 How do you create a safe work environment? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Lock out and tag out circuits and equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Lock-out/tag-out checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Control inadequate wiring hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Control hazards of fixed wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Control hazards of flexible wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Use flexible wiring properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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Use the right extension cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Control hazards of exposed live electrical parts: isolate energized components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Control hazards of exposure to live electrical wires: use proper insulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Control hazards of shocking currents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Ground circuits and equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Use GFCIs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Bond components to assure grounding path . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Control overload current hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 When You Must Work on or Near Live Circuits . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Live-work Permit System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Summary of Section 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Section 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Safety Model Stage 3--Controlling Hazards: Safe Work Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

How do you work safely? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Plan your work and plan for safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Ladder safety fact sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Avoid wet working conditions and other dangers . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Avoid overhead powerlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Use proper wiring and connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Use and maintain tools properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Wear correct PPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 PPE fact sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Summary of Section 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Glossary of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Photo and Graphics Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

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