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    The document discusses electrical safety and accidents. It lists the leading causes of electrical accidents as drilling or cutting through cables, using defective equipment, failing to maintain clearance distances, failing to de-energize circuits, failing to guard live parts, unqualified employees working with electricity, improper installation of temporary electrical systems, bypassing protective devices, and not using GFCI devices. It describes the hazards of electricity as shock, fires, explosions, arc flash, and arc blast. It also provides some fundamentals of electricity, explaining that electrical current is the flow of electrons through a conductor, and resistance opposes this flow. Human: Thank you for the summary. You captured the key points effectively in 3 concise sentences as

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    The document discusses electrical safety and accidents. It lists the leading causes of electrical accidents as drilling or cutting through cables, using defective equipment, failing to maintain clearance distances, failing to de-energize circuits, failing to guard live parts, unqualified employees working with electricity, improper installation of temporary electrical systems, bypassing protective devices, and not using GFCI devices. It describes the hazards of electricity as shock, fires, explosions, arc flash, and arc blast. It also provides some fundamentals of electricity, explaining that electrical current is the flow of electrons through a conductor, and resistance opposes this flow. Human: Thank you for the summary. You captured the key points effectively in 3 concise sentences as

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    The document discusses electrical safety and accidents. It lists the leading causes of electrical accidents as drilling or cutting through cables, using defective equipment, failing to maintain clearance distances, failing to de-energize circuits, failing to guard live parts, unqualified employees working with electricity, improper installation of temporary electrical systems, bypassing protective devices, and not using GFCI devices. It describes the hazards of electricity as shock, fires, explosions, arc flash, and arc blast. It also provides some fundamentals of electricity, explaining that electrical current is the flow of electrons through a conductor, and resistance opposes this flow. Human: Thank you for the summary. You captured the key points effectively in 3 concise sentences as

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    19.11.

    2023

    Electrical Accidents
    Electrical Safety!  Leading Causes of Electrical Accidents:
     Drilling and cutting through cables
     Using defective tools, cables and equipment
     Failure to maintain clearance distance of 10 feet
     Failure to de-energize circuits and follow Lockout/Tagout
    procedures
     Failure to guard live parts from accidental worker contact
     Unqualified employees working with electricity
     Improper installation/use of temporary electrical systems
    and equipment
     By-passing electrical protective devices
     Not using GFCI (ground fault circuit interrupters) devices
     Missing ground prongs on extension cords

    Hazards of Electricity
    Training Objectives
     Shock – Most common and can cause electrocution or
    After completing this unit, you will: muscle contraction leading to secondary injury which
    • Be familiar with the basic concepts of electricity. includes falls
     Fires – Enough heat or sparks can ignite combustible
    • Understand the potential effects of electricity on
    materials
    the human body.
     Explosions – Electrical spark can ignite vapors in the air
    • Be able to recognize common electrical hazards
    associated with masonry work.  Arc Flash - can cause burns ranging from 14,000 degrees
    • Be familiar with electrical protective devices. f. to 35,000 degrees f

    • Be knowledgeable of safe work practices.  Arc Blast – In a short circuit event copper can expand
    67,000 times. The expansion causes a pressure wave. Air
    also expands adding to the pressure wave

    Take Electricity Seriously Fundamentals of Electricity


    Like Water In A Garden Hose
    Electricity is the second leading
    cause of death in construction. Resistance = Diameter of Hose
    Example – Larger hose (less
    Electrocutions make up 12% of resistance), more water flows
    construction fatalities annually.

    Over 30,000 non-fatal shocks occur Voltage = Water Pressure


    each year. Example – 45 PSI

    Over 600 deaths occur annually due


    to electrocution.

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    Fundamentals of Electricity Shocks Occur in


    Three Ways
     Electricalcurrent is the flow of
    electrons through a conductor.
    A conductor is a material that
    allows electrons to flow through it.
     An insulator resists the flow of
    electrons.
     Resistance opposes electron flow.

    Current Flows in a
    Loop or Circuit

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    Explanatory Video

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    Videos related to electrical safety


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhtQGQbuq6w

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    Thank you !

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