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According to a safety report<\/a> by Littelfuse, electrical workers who were trained on safety practices weren\u2019t necessarily aware of how to avoid injury or death from electrical shock. The Chicago-based circuit protection manufacturer surveyed 575 electrical workers across an assortment of industries. Technicians, design and project engineers, maintenance electricians, electrical contractors, and safety, plant, and purchasing managers participated in the survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over 90 percent of surveyed employees were provided with safety equipment training if they work with or near equipment voltage up to 500 volts (V.) Most of the workers (62 percent) who said they believe it is safe to work with 500V experienced electrical shock by more than 220V while working. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf a worker cannot distinguish a safe working voltage from a hazardous condition, then their safety training failed. It is also probable that any pertinent safety practices the worker has retained are ineffective when they are unable to read a hazardous situation,\u201d Littelfuse wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many electrical workers who went through electrical safety training use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), such as gloves, to work on live equipment. The Littelfuse report stated, \u201cIf a worker believes they do not need to de-energize equipment if they wear PPE, then their safety training has failed.\u201d Moreover, many facilities are required to send their electrical gloves to be tested by a laboratory; many do not, according to surveyed employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facilities should be providing more than PPE to employees in order to prevent electrical shock. According to the Littelfuse report, \u201cPPE is the least-effective preventative measure and responsible for many injuries and fatalities due to its human-based practices. GFCI protection, which is a much more effective preventative measure as it nearly eliminates the hazard, saves lives because it does not require human involvement for it to work. Its out-of-sight-out-of-mind practice requires zero energy from the workers to guarantee their safety.\u201d Yet the National Electric Code does not require GFCI protection for circumstances as it does PPE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For your electrical equipment and service needs, contact J&P Electrical. We can answer questions about safety and offer products to ensure your employees are protected. For further reading, check out the <\/strong>report<\/strong><\/a> by Littelfuse.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

J&P Electrical<\/a> is a full-service electrical equipment company. At J&P, we supply contractors, end-users, and supply houses with new surplus, quality reconditioned, and obsolete electrical equipment. We also purchase a wide range of electrical equipment, such as bus plugs, ducts, panel switches, substations, and transformers.<\/a> Call us at 877-844-5514 or visit us at https:\/\/www.jpelectricalcompany.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Written by the digital marketing staff at Creative Programs & Systems: <\/em>www.cpsmi.com<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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