Electrical Safety Handbook 3E

by Cadick, John; Capelli-Schellpfeffer, Mary; Neitzel, Dennis

• ISBN13: 9780071457729
• ISBN10: 0071457720
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-09-28
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional

Summary

This is the only reference that allows readers to logically manage every major electrical standard, mixing and matching the appropriate sections to provide the safest, most-accident free environment possible. Referencing all major codes, including OSHA, NEC, NESC, and NFPA and updated to include code revisions, Electrical Safety Handbook, Third Edition is a unique, one-stop compliance manual for any firm's electrical safety training and reference needs. NEW: Chapter on electrical maintenance NEW: Complete coverage of the IEEE 1584 standard NEC 2005, NFPA 70E 2004, NESC 2002

Author Biography

John Cadick (Garland, TX) is the founder and President of Cadick Corporation, a consulting firm specializing in electric power safety and distribution solutions. He has specialized for three decades in engineering training in electrical safety and power system design. His books include Cables and Wiring, DC Testing, AC Testing, and Semiconductors. All are used by NJATC as part of their apprenticeship training program. Since 1999, Dr. Mary Capelli-Schellpfeffer (Chicago, IL) has delivered outpatient medical care services to employees in occupational health service centers in Illinois and Maryland metropolitan areas. She previously served as Medical Director for the Wisconsin Electric Power Company, and Director of the University of Chicago Hyperbaric Medicine Unit. She is a consultant to both the NJATC and the IEEE Standards Committee. Dennis Neitzel (Dallas, TX) is Director of the AVO Training Institute, Inc. He was previously Senior Project Engineer at the Westinghouse Idaho Nuclear Company. He is a Principal Committee Member for the NFPA 70E and is working group Chairman for revising IEEE Std. 902 (“the Yellow Book”).

Table of Contents

FOREWORD

PREFACE

Chapter 1: Hazards of Electricity

Chapter 2: Electrical Safety Equipment

Chapter 3: Safety Procedures and Methods

Chapter 4: Grounding of Electrical Systems and Equipment

Chapter 5: Electrical Maintenance and Its Relationship to Safety

Chapter 6: Regulatory and Legal Safety Requirements and Standards

Chapter 7: Accident Prevention, Accident Investigation, Rescue, and First Aid

Chapter 8: Medical Aspects of Electrical Trauma

Chapter 9: Low-Voltage Safety Synopsis

Chapter 10: Medium- and High-Voltage Safety Synopsis

Chapter 11: Human Factors in Electrical Safety

Chapter 12: Safety Management and Organizational Structure

Chapter 13: Safety Training Methods and Systems

INDEX