Further to the overall safety culture discussed in another of our blogs, the attitude of workers and management to outages can play a significant part
At PowerLogic, we are always ‘harping’ on about the importance of organisation’s safety culture and how important this is in preventing electrical incidents. Organisations will
Thermal imaging, using portable thermal cameras, of electrical switchboards has been used for decades now as a condition maintenance tool, but has it outlived its
An inquest will be held over three days in October 2021 into the electrocution of an 11-year-old boy from a faulty service clamp in a
Mr Tom Owen, 21, was working for Western Power Distribution (WPD) in a trench in Cardiff on 30th January 2017 when he was electrocuted. An
Cody Smith, 25, was electrocuted and six other people received an electric shock, and were hospitalised, after a harvester struck powerlines at the Lake Mary
Brett Quinn was fatally electrocuted while ‘dogging’ for a crane when it came in close proximity to or contacted overhead powerlines during work on a
A 44-year-old electrical technician in Orlando, Florida, climbed down into a trench to splice streetlight wiring in the early afternoon of 2nd March 2021. He
Workplace electrocutions occur in Australia at an incident rate of approximately 10 deaths/year. Approximately 50% of these are electrical workers but most electrical worker electric shock/near miss incidents go unreported. Such incidents present an opportunity to learn and prevent similar incidents in the future. This is achieved by a thorough investigation using trained and qualified personnel that can investigate an electric shock and/or arc flash incident at short notice. This is where PowerLogic’s Electric Shock investigation courses come into their own.
Part 1 focused solely on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the management of the arc flash phenomenon. The main messages in the article were that cotton clothing is flammable, will significantly add to injuries and is unsuitable for electrical workers. What the article did not mention is the administrative controls that go with the use of PPE such as procedures, SWMS’s, signage, training, etc. In Part 2 we are looking at options that are higher up the hierarchy of controls than PPE. These take longer to implement, are more costly but offer longer term, much more effective controls that keep the electrical worker safer than just using PPE.
PowerLogic deliver specialised electrical training courses online and on-site Australia Wide and beyond. Our courses include courses such as Electric Shock Investigations, Arc Flash, Power Quality Investigations and many more. We have trained thousands.
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