Title :
Investigation of a near miss shock incident
Author_Institution :
DuPont Eng., Wilmington, DE, USA
Abstract :
A near-miss shock incident occurred on a heated air blower control panel during construction activities. This paper describes the investigation and findings of the team, with follow-up items to ensure future equipment brought to the site will be properly inspected for safe design.
Keywords :
circuit breakers; construction equipment; electric heating; electric shocks; construction activity; heated air blower control panel; near miss shock incident; safe design; Electric shock; Electrical safety; Heating; Power transformers; Switches; Voltage control; electrical shock; inherently safer design; investigation;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Safety Workshop (ESW), 2015 IEEE IAS
Conference_Location :
Louisville, KY
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-4783-6
DOI :
10.1109/ESW.2015.7094950
