
Safe Work Practices for the Electrician
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Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
Published on 5. January 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
348 pages
978-0-7637-5215-6 (ISBN)
Description
The Complete Electrical Safe Work Practices Training Solution! Every year electrical injuries and fatalities result from improper work practices being carried out on-the-job. In order to prevent these fatalities, electricians must learn the safest practices for approaching and performing specific tasks. Safe Work Practices for the Electrician takes a unique, blended learning approach to the topic to provide students and working electricians with a clear overview of how to accurately incorporate safety regulations and theory with every day work tasks. Based on NFPA 70E 2009, the National Electrical Code, and the most current OSHA regulations, this introductory text covers the fundamentals of electrical safety along with common work practice hazards, providing tips for identifying potential dangers and ways to avoid or mitigate each risk for the protection of electrical workers. Expert explanations are accompanied by actual accounts from the field to help students understand the root cause of electrical accidents, while Best Practice boxes assist comprehension of key processes students will encounter in the field.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Sudbury
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Weight
539 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7637-5215-6 (9780763752156)
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Industrial electrical safety has become a passion for Ray and Jane Jones. As a professional electrical engineer, Ray came to understand that electrical safety processes associate with people are more important than those associate with installations and equipment. He and Jane spend their time communicating that message. A User's Guide to Electrical PPE is their fifth book on electrical safety.Ray has served on several national consensus committees and panels and chairs the NFPA 70E Technical Committee. He has authored many published articles in industry journals and has presented numerous papers and tutorials at technical conferences, all focused on electrical safety issues. Ray retired from DuPont after 35 years of service working with industrial electrical systems and installations. Jane G. Jones is an editor, author, and technical writer. She has authored and edited numerous technical journal articles and has been the technical writer for various codes and standards associated with electrical safety.