ELECTRICAL SAFETY AND HAZARDS

EEPB 423
 
 

 
KHAIRUN IZALYDIA BT ABDUL JALIL EP 078835
ABDULLAH FAISAL BIN ZAINURI EP 079363
WAN MOHD SHAHRULFARH BIN WAN SHAMSUDDIN EP 078782
NORSHAHIRA BT KHAIRUDIN EE 078890
NUR AIN BT ABD HAMID EE 078973
CASE STUDY

A group of workers were carrying out palm fruit harvesting work in a

plantation when the incident occurred. In the process of cutting the palm
fruit from a tree, the victim accidentally cut into a LV 3x95mm aerial
bundle cable. The victim received an electrical shock through the
aluminum pole which he had used as part of his cutting tool. Victim died
at the place of incident.
 OVERALL VIEW OF CASE STUDY

Electricity requires complete path to continuously flow, normally through conductor

Shock results when the body becomes part of the

Workers are subjected to hazard because
ectrical circuit, current enters one point and leaves
equipment
at another
OVERALL VIEW OF CASE STUDY
Electric shock can only occur
Palm tree when contact is made
between two points of a
Cable line circuit-when voltage is applied
across a victim's body

A ground fault is an
accidental connection
Aluminium pole between a circuit conductor
(aluminum pole) and the
earth (ground)

Employee

Though dirt is a poor Special, insulated shoes are made to protect

conductor, it can conduct persons from shock via ground conduction. The
enough current to injure or kill gears have to be clean, dry condition to be
a human being effective.
EVENTS LEADING TO OCCURRENCE OF INCIDENT
●
Aluminium, a good ●
That could alert the
conductor caused
victim about the
current to flow when
worker accidentally cut existence of the
the cable. cable
victim used an No sign board
aluminium pole or warning
as a cutting board around
tool that area

victim was not distance of

wearing proper each worker
personal from the other
protective might be too
equipment far
●
that could act as an ●
other workers might not
insulator that limit the notice that the victim had
been in contact with the live
current to avoid cable and causing the victim
electrical flow to the in contact for long enough
ground for casualty
EVENTS LEADING TO OCCURRENCE OF INCIDENT

Every worker should be given a brief of safety measures and

an instruction to perform emergency treatment before the
paramedic.

The paramedic was taking too much time to arrive to the scene as
the plantation was not equipped with proper emergency exit/road
for this kind of accident.
 RECOGNIZE

D S
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EVALUATE
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CONTROL
RECOGNIZE AND EVALUATE THE HAZARD

●
An aluminum pole used as an
equipment to pluck the palm
Equipmen fruit has no insulator at the
t used to holder
pluck the ●
allowed the current to pass
through the worker’s body,
palm fruit CAUSED the worker
●
Parasite plantstosurrounding
be
electrocuted
Parasite the cable line and palm fruit
plants had caused some troubles
between the for the worker to pluck the
cable line and palm fruit that lead to miss-
palm fruit aim and accidentally cut the
●
The worker himself did
cable
not wear proper
Proper protective equipment
used of such as proper glove and
boot
PPE ●
PPE has its own resistivity
to limit the flow of current
CONTROL THE HAZARD

Provide
Make sure that the equipment with
area of work is safe proper insulated
and clear,. material to reduce
Consult with the risk of hazard
authority that in
charge with the cable
to the user
line before
performing the work
Provide training
and supply PPE
to the worker

EMPLOYER
 Wear PPE
CONTROL
provided by THE HAZARD
employer

Follow safety
procedures
given by the
employer
Aware of any
possible hazard
around the working
area and take a
serious safety

EMPLOYEE consideration
SUGGESTED WORKPLAN FOR SAFETY PROCEDURES

To avoid the incident from happen again, a new design of work procedure
should be followed by the workers for their safety
Always work in pairs
Wear personal
with maximum
protective equipment
distance from each
suitable for the job other is 5 meters

Indicate location of any

power cables in the
plantation before starts
working

Keep safe Checks all

distance from equipments used are
the power cables in good condition
 SUGGESTED WORKPLAN FOR SAFETY PROCEDURES

Wear all personal

protective equipment

Workers must be informed Do not use any harvesting

of the location of first aid kit equipment that uses
and important number to electric conducting
contact during emergency material as a pole

Do not harvest the palm

All workers must attend
oil that is less than 1
work safety course and
meter from the power
CPR training
lines

Put signs around the

power cables path to alert
all personals
CONCLUSION

No one can replace

a worker or loved
one that has died or
suffered the
irreparable
consequences of an
electrical accident