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Occupational Safety and Health Administration USA Department of Labor OSHA OUTREACH SAFETY TRAINING
A complete circuit is necessary for the controlled flow of electrons along a conductor. A complete circuit is made up of a source of electricity, a conductor, and a consuming device (load). VOLTS = CURRENT X RESISTANCE
Volts = Current x Resistance, is an equation known as Ohms Law. The factors discussed below relate to one another as described by this equation. This relationship makes it possible to change the qualities of an electrical current but keep an equivalent amount of power. A force or pressure must be present before water will flow through a pipeline. Similarly, electrons flow through a conductor because electromotive force (EMF) is exerted. The unit of measure for EMF is volt. For electrons to move in a particular direction, a potential difference must exist between two points of the EMF source. For example a battery has positive and negative poles. The continuous movement of electrons past a given point is known as Current. It is measured in amperes. The movement of electrons along a conductor meets with some opposition. This opposition is known as Resistance. Resistance to the flow of electricity is measured in ohms. The amount of resistance provided by different materials varies widely. For example, most metals offer little resistance to the passage of electric current. However, porcelain, wood, pottery, and some other substances have
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration USA Department of Labor OSHA OUTREACH SAFETY TRAINING
You will get a shock if you touch: 1. Both wires of an electric circuit. 2. One wire of an energized circuit and ground. 3. Part of a machine, which is Hot because it is contacting an energized wire and the ground. Dont take any chances with electricity. One mistake can cost you your life. The severity of the shock a person receives depends on several factors:
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration USA Department of Labor OSHA OUTREACH SAFETY TRAINING
Burns: Burn can result when a person touches electrical wiring or equipment that is improperly used or maintained. Typically, such burn injuries occur on the hands.
Arc-Blast:
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration USA Department of Labor OSHA OUTREACH SAFETY TRAINING
Explosions: Explosions occur when electricity provides a source of ignition for an explosive mixture in the atmosphere. Ignition can be due to overheated conductors or equipment, or normal arcing (sparking) at switch contacts. Fires: Electricity is one of the most common causes of fire both in the home and workplace. Defective or misused electrical equipment is a major cause, with high resistance connections being one of the primary sources of ignition. High resistance connections occur where wires are improperly spliced or connected to other components such as receptacle outlets and switches.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration USA Department of Labor OSHA OUTREACH SAFETY TRAINING
Occupational Safety and Health Administration USA Department of Labor OSHA OUTREACH SAFETY TRAINING
Electrical Protective Devices: Electrical protective devices, including fuses, circuit breakers, and groundfault circuit-interrupters (GFCIs), are critically important to electrical safety. These devices interrupt current flow when it exceeds the capacity of the conductor and should be installed where necessary. Current can exceed the capacity of the conductor when a motor is overloaded, for example, when you ask a 10 horsepower motor to do the work of a 12 horsepower motor, or when a fault occurs, as when insulation fails in a circuit. When a circuit is overloaded, the insulation becomes brittle over time. Eventually, it may crack and the circuit fails, or faults. Fault occurs in two ways. Most of the time a fault will occur between a conductor and an enclosure. This is called a ground fault. Infrequently, a fault will occur between two conductors. This is called a short circuit. A device which prevents current from exceeding the conductors capacity creates a weak link in the circuit. In the case of a fuse, the fuse is destroyed before another part of the system is destroyed. In the case of a circuit breaker, a set of contacts opens the circuit. Unlike a fuse, a circuit breaker can be reused by re-closing the contact. Fuses and circuit breakers are designed to protect equipment and facilities, and in so doing, they also provide considerable protection against shock. However the only electrical protective device whose sole purpose is to protect people is the ground-fault circuit-interrupter. The GFCI is not an over current device. It senses an imbalance in current flow over the normal path and opens the circuit. GFCIs are usually installed on circuits that are operated near water.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration USA Department of Labor OSHA OUTREACH SAFETY TRAINING
Guarding: Any live parts of electrical equipment operating at 50 volts or more must be guarded to avoid accidental contact. This protection can be accomplished in several different ways. The machinery or equipment can be located: In a room, enclosure, or vault accessible only to qualified personnel. Behind substantial screens or partitions which prevent easy access. On a balcony, platform, or gallery area which is elevated and not accessible to unqualified/unauthorized persons. At least eight feet above the floor of the work area.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration USA Department of Labor OSHA OUTREACH SAFETY TRAINING
Grounding: Grounding is necessary to protect you from electrical shock safeguard against fire, and protect against damage to electrical equipment. There are two kinds of grounding: Electrical circuit or system grounding, accomplished when one conductor of the circuit is intentionally connected to earth, protects the circuit should lighting strike or other high voltage contact occur. Grounding a system also stabilizes the voltage in the system so expected voltage levels are not exceeded under normal conditions. Electrical equipment grounding occurs when the equipment grounding conductor provides a path of dangerous fault current to return to the system ground at the supply source of the circuit should the insulation fail.
When a tool or other piece of electrical equipment is grounded, a lowresistance path is intentionally created to the earth. This path has enough
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration USA Department of Labor OSHA OUTREACH SAFETY TRAINING
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration USA Department of Labor OSHA OUTREACH SAFETY TRAINING
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration USA Department of Labor OSHA OUTREACH SAFETY TRAINING
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration USA Department of Labor OSHA OUTREACH SAFETY TRAINING
7All labels and marking must be durable enough to withstand weather, chemicals, heat, corrosion, or any other environment to which they may be exposed. 600 Volts, Nominal, or Less: Working Space About Electrical Equipment: 1A minimum working space of 30 inch (76 cm) width is required in front of electrical equipment operating at 600 volt or less. Distances shall be measured from the live parts if they are exposed, or from the enclosure front if the live parts are enclosed. This space permits sufficient room to avoid body contact or elbows from contacting live parts and metal parts at the same time while working on the equipment. Equipment doors and hinged panels must have at least a 90 degree opening provided in the workplace.
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration USA Department of Labor OSHA OUTREACH SAFETY TRAINING
4Where the electrical equipment is installed one wall with the wall on the other side being a conductive wall, the distance shall be minimum of 36 inch (91 cm) for voltage ranging from 0 to 150 V, and the distance shall be 42 inch (106 cm) for voltage ranging from 151 to 600 V.
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration USA Department of Labor OSHA OUTREACH SAFETY TRAINING
5Where the electrical equipment is installed in or on one wall with the wall on the other side having electrical equipment mounted or set on it. The distance shall be minimum 36 inch (91 cm) in case of voltage ranging from 0 to 150 V. and shall be minimum 48 inch (122 cm) in case of voltage ranging from 151 to 600 V.
6Working space in front of electrical equipment must be free from storage of materials and etc. Mains and over-current protection devices are required to be accessible to the users in case of emergencies.
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration USA Department of Labor OSHA OUTREACH SAFETY TRAINING
9A minimum headroom clearance of 6.5 ft. (2 m) must be maintained from the floor or platform up to the lighting fixture or any overhead obstruction.
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration USA Department of Labor OSHA OUTREACH SAFETY TRAINING
29 CFR 1926.404 Wiring Design and Protection: Conductors used in electrical wiring systems must be identified properly to protect personnel working on such systems. It is essential to know which conductor by color represent the ungrounded hot phase conductor (live), the grounded neutral conductor (neutral), and equipment grounded conductor (earth) in electrical circuit. Because it is by color coding that conductors are connected to color coded terminals of equipment. The grounded neutral conductor of a branch circuit shall be identified by a continuous white or natural gray color. It is an energized circuit conductor that is connected to the earth through the system ground. The equipment grounding conductor of a branch circuit shall be identified by continuous green color or a continuous green color with one or more yellow stripes unless it is bare. It is not an energized conductor under normal conditions. The ungrounded phase conductors can be identified with any color other than those used for the grounded neutral conductors or equipment conductors ( it could be Black, Blue, or Red)
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration USA Department of Labor OSHA OUTREACH SAFETY TRAINING
The figure above shows an extremely dangerous situation. In this example, the black (ungrounded) and green (grounding) conductors have been reversed. The metal case of the equipment is at 120 volts with reference to the surroundings. As soon as a person picks up the equipment and touches a conductive surface in their surrounding, he will receive a serious, or even deadly, shock. Although the equipment will not work with this wiring error, it would not be unusual for a person to pick up the equipment before realizing this. The person may even attempt to troubleshoot the problem before unplugging the power cord. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19