Electrical Safety Handbook, 4th Edition - Hardcover

Cadick, John; Capelli-Schellpfeffer, Mary; Neitzel, Dennis; Winfield, Al

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071745130 ISBN 13: 9780071745130

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2012

Synopsis

An essential, fully updated on-the-job safety resource covering every major electrical standard--NEC, NESC, NFPA 70E, IEEE 1584, and OSHA Electrical Safety Handbook, Fourth Edition is written by experts in electrical construction safety and medicine as a practical guide for electrical workers and others exposed to electrical hazards. This easy-to-use, illustrated guide provides vital safety information for industrial, commercial, and home-office based electrical systems. With its wealth of information on all the major electrical standards, it is the comprehensive reference professionals can trust.New to the Fourth Edition: Chapters on the basic physics of electrical hazards and electrical safety for home offices Added sections with research on shocks received from sources of less than 50 volts, arc fault circuit interrupters (AFCI), AEDs New self-check safety procedures Complete coverage: Hazards of Electricity; Basic Physics of Electrical Hazards; Electrical Safety Equipment; Safety Procedures and Methods; Grounding of Electrical Systems and Equipment; Electrical Maintenance and Engineering and Relationship to Safety; Regulatory and Legal Safety Requirements and Standards; Accident Prevention, Accident Investigation, Rescue, and First Aid; Medical Aspects of Electrical Trauma; Electrical Safety for Home-Based Business; Low-Voltage Safety Synopsis; Medium- and High-Voltage Safety Synopsis; Human Factors in Electrical Safety; Safety Management and Organizational Structure; Safety Training Methods and Systems

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UP-TO-DATE, ON-THE-JOB ELECTRICAL SAFETY ESSENTIALS

Covering every major electrical standard, including NEC, NESC, NFPA, 70E, IEEE 1584, and OSHA, Electrical Safety Handbook, Fourth Edition is a practical, illustrated source of life-saving information designed for specific work environments. This must-have guide provides the most current safety strategies for use in industrial, commercial, and home-office electrical systems in an easy-to-use format. Written by experts in electrical operations, maintenance, engineering, construction, and safety, this fully revised edition delivers complete details on:

• Hazards of electricity
• Basic physics of electrical hazards
• Electrical safety equipment
• Safety procedures and methods
• Grounding and bonding of electrical systems and equipment
• Electrical maintenance and its relationship to safety
• Regulatory and legal safety requirements and standards
• Accident prevention, accident investigation, rescue, and first aid
• Low-voltage safety
• Medium- and high-voltage safety
• Human factors in electrical safety
• Safety management and organizational structure
• Safety training methods and systems

From the Publisher:

New chapter on electrical maintenance

Complete coverage of the new IEEE 1584

NEC 2005

NFPA 70E 2004

NESC 2002

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0071745130
• ISBN 13: 9780071745130
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 704