Risk assessment and your electrical safety program

Author

Roberts, Daniel

Author_Institution

Schneider Electr. Canada Inc., Mississauga, ON, Canada

fYear

2015

fDate

26-30 Jan. 2015

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The 2015 editions of NFPA 70E and CSA Z462 have taken a significant step forward by integrating Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems and Risk Management principles. This paper will explore how this changes and advances the electrical safety culture and enables sustainable improvement in prevention of electrical incidents and injuries. The paper will also discuss how these changes can be integrated into an organizations electrical safety program and how risk assessment can be performed at an organizational level and at a worker level.

Keywords

electrical safety; occupational safety; risk analysis; Occupational Health and Safety Management systems; electrical incidents; electrical injuries; electrical safety culture; electrical safety program; risk assessment; risk management principles; sustainable improvement; Contacts; Electrical safety; Hazards; Maintenance engineering; Risk management; Standards; ANSI/AIHA Z10; CSA Z462; ISO 31000; NFPA 70E; OHSMS; Occupational Health and Safety Management; acceptable risk; electrical safety; hazard; hazard identification; risk; risk analysis; risk assessment; risk control; risk evaluation; risk management;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Safety Workshop (ESW), 2015 IEEE IAS

Conference_Location

Louisville, KY

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-4783-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ESW.2015.7094942

Filename

7094942