FACTS
- Younger workers are most likely to experience electrical injuries.
- The risk of shock or electrocution is greatest around metal objects and in damp conditions.
- Only qualified electricians should repair electrical equipment or work an energized line.
- Contact with overhead power supply lines is a frequent electrical-related killer.
- Common Electrical Hazards
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- Overhead powerlines
- Underground powerlines
- Lightning
- Faulty equipment
- Working on energized equipment
- Improper grounding
- Damaged insulation
STATS
- Contact with / exposure to electric current accounted for 2.6% of all workplace fatalities. In 2016, they accounted for 2.9%, in 2015 2.7% and 3.1% in 2014.
- Contact with / exposure […]
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