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Electrical hazard awareness powerpoint presentation. The skills and techniques necessary to determine the nominal voltage of exposed live. This guide is not meant to be either a substitute for or a legal. Twenty years ago the electrical safety foundation international electrical manufacturers association nema, underwriters laboratories.
The skills and techniques necessary to distinguish exposed live parts from other parts of electric equipment. Objectives of the electrical safety management plan provide the university of queensland senior management group with an assurance that the university manages the electrical infrastructure. Use this checklist to help you find and fix electrical fire. Give students handout c electrical safety scenario. Electrical safety michigan water environment association. Electrical safety awareness electrical safety awareness electricity is unseen and often unheard but injury from electric shock can be substantial, even fatal. An arc flash is the sudden release of electrical energy through the air when a highvoltage gap exists and there is a breakdown between conductors.
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