Electrical Safety Handbook, 4th Edition

Covering every major electrical standard, including NEC, NESC, NFPA, 70E, IEEE 1584, and OSHA, Electrical Safety Handbook, Fourth Edition is a practical, illustrated source of life-saving information designed for specific work environments. This must-have guide provides the most current safety strategies for use in industrial, commercial, and home-office electrical systems in an easy-to-use format. Written by experts in electrical operations, maintenance, engineering, construction, and safety, this fully revised edition delivers complete details on:

• Hazards of electricity
• Basic physics of electrical hazards
• Electrical safety equipment
• Safety procedures and methods
• Grounding and bonding of electrical systems and equipment
• Electrical maintenance and its relationship to safety
• Regulatory and legal safety requirements and standards
• Accident prevention, accident investigation, rescue, and first aid
• Low-voltage safety
• Medium- and high-voltage safety
• Human factors in electrical safety
• Safety management and organizational structure
• Safety training methods and systems

Foreward
Preface
Acknowledgments

Chapter 1 : Hazards of Electricity
Chapter 2 : Basic Physics of Electrical Hazards
Chapter 3 : Electrical Safety Equipment
Chapter 4 : Safety Procedures and Methods
Chapter 5 : Grounding and Bonding of Electrical Systems and Equipment
Chapter 6 : Electrical Maintenance and Its Relationship to Safety
Chapter 7 : Regulatory and Legal Safety Requirements and Standards
Chapter 8 : Accident Prevention, Accident Investigation, Rescue, and First Aid
Chapter 9 : Medical Aspects of Electrical Trauma
Chapter 10 : Low-Voltage Safety Synopsis
Chapter 11 : Medium- and High-Voltage Safety Synopsis
Chapter 12 : Human Factors in Electrical Safety
Chapter 13 : Safety Management and Organizational Structure
Chapter 14 : Safety Training Methods and Systems

Glossary
Index

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