Electrical Safety - Construction - MWUA

OSHA Office of Training & Education1 Electrical Safety - ConstructionOSHA Office of Training & Education2 Electricity - The Dangers About 5 workers are electrocuted every week Causes 12% of young worker workplace deaths Takes very little electricity to cause harm Significant risk of causing firesOSHA Office of Training & Education3 Electricity How it Works Electricity is the flow of energy from one place to another Requires a source of power: usually a generating station A flow of electrons (current) travels through a conductor Travels in a closed circuitOSHA Office of Training & Education4 Electrical Terms Current-- Electrical movement (measured in amps) Resistance-- restriction to Electrical flow Grounding a conductive connection to the earth which acts as a protective measureOSHA Office of Training & Education5 Electrical Terms Conductors--substances, like meta

OSHA Office of Training & Education. 1. Electrical Safety - Construction. 1926 Subpart K ‑ Electrical This presentation is designed to assist trainers conducting OSHA 10-hour Construction Industry o

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