Construction and Demolition Site Installations

Author

Gove, Neil

Author_Institution

HM Specialist Electrical Inspector, Electrical & Control Systems Group. neil.gove@hse.gsi.gov.uk

fYear

2008

fDate

30-30 April 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

43

Abstract

The article consists of presentation slides on hazards & risks from electrical equipment. The areas discussed include: electrical hazards; electric shock and burns; explosion-related injuries; health hazards; legal requirements; electricity at work regulations; electrical safety on construction sites; avoidance of danger from overhead electric power lines and underground services; maintenance of portable and transportable electrical equipment; and fatal accidents.

Keywords

electric shocks; electrical accidents; electrical safety; health hazards; installation; legislation; maintenance engineering; occupational safety; power overhead lines; risk analysis; construction sites; demolition site installations; electric burns; electric shock; electrical equipment; electrical hazards; electrical safety; explosion-related injuries; fatal accidents; health hazards; legal requirements; overhead electric power lines; portable equipment maintenance; risk analysis; underground services; work regulations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

Conference_Titel

Electrical Installations in Special Locations: Requirements for Electrical Installations in BS 7671, 2008 IET Workshop on

Conference_Location

Edinburgh

ISSN

0537-9989

Print_ISBN

978-0-86341-917-1

Type

conf

Filename

4566056