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Chapter 23.1: Electricity
Electricity, present in all workplaces, kills a significant number of workers every year. Most of these fatalities occur outside the electricity supply industry. Effective control of electrical hazards needs to consider the nature of the work and the exposure, and include appropriate controls for electrical workers outside the electricity supply industry and for non-electrical workers. While control of electrical hazards requires specialist knowledge, the generalist Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) professional has a vital role in stimulating critical analysis to ensure electrical safety is effectively integrated into an organisation’s OHS management system and risk management processes for both electrical and non-electrical workers. To deliver on this role, the OHS professional should understand the basic physics of electricity and how electricity causes injury and death, the regulatory framework, standard controls for both electrical and non-electrical work, and how the controls might fail. This chapter and an appendix addressing the high-risk event of arc flash present this information from the perspective of the generalist OHS professional.
Keywords: electricity, electrocution, voltage, burns, induction, arc flash, safety, control
First year of publication: 2012
Current Version: 2021
The written chapter can be viewed and downloaded at https://www.ohsbok.org.au/(link is external)
Chapter 23.1: Electricity. (n.d.). The OHS Body of Knowledge. https://www.ohsbok.org.au/chapter-23-physical-hazards-electricity
Course Details
Cost: AIHS Members $27.50 | Non Members $49.50
Format: Audio Chapter
CPD Points: 1
