BATAAN PENINSULA STATE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE of ENGINEERING and ARCHITECTURE

DEPARTMENT of ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

EESE 521
EE SAFETY ENGINEERING
FINAL REPORT
“SAFETY in ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING and
INDUSTRY”
Group: 6 Section: EE 5B
Members:
1) Valencia, Kate D.
2) Cabiling, Mike Julius B.
3) Castillo, Davidson S.
4) Diaz, Renz D.
5) Fuensalida, Kobe Bryan I.
6) Granados, Jerson N.
7) Yuga, Donald R.

Submitted to: Score:

Engr. FRELIE C. POBLETE
Instructor

Date: May 10, 2020

 Electrical safety in the industrial work environment is imperative. Workers like
electricians and engineers are exposed to serious electrical hazards when they are working on or
near energised electrical equipment or high voltage installations. Safety in the workplace is job
number one for employer and employee alike. It is especially important for those who install and
service electrical systems. Nothing can replace a worker or loved one that has died or suffered
the irreparable consequences of an electrical accident. No matter how much an employer tries to
safeguard its workers or how much safety training is provided; the ultimate responsibility lies
with the worker. The human factor is part of every accident or injury.

Electrical hazards, specifically shock, arc flash, and arc blast, can result in serious injury
or death to electrical workers. Work environments that create the potential for these events put
everyone, including owners, at risk. Minimizing hazards like shock, arc flash, and arc blast is
necessary for providing an electrically safe work environment.

On the job site, working around electricity can be very safe when workers properly
identify and control hazards. But, inadequate training, lack of experience and failure to recognize
potential hazards could result in electric shock or death. The construction industry is most at
danger from electrical hazards. Most of these incidents and fatalities were caused by direct
worker contact with overhead power lines and contact with machines, tools, and hand-carried
metallic objects. So how do we protect ourselves against these dangers?

The key electrical safety principles focus on the protection of owners, employers, and
employees. To ensure a safer workplace, electrical professionals must change their existing
cultures, beliefs and practices and follow electrical safety standards and regulations. By
understanding electrical safety standards and regulations, establishing and following an electrical
safety program, understanding and identifying electrical hazards, using safe work procedures,
tools, and protective equipment, and improving electrical system safety by design, the electrical
industry can work in a safer environment.