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Document ID (ISN)107126
CIS number 07-1160
Year 2006
Convention or series no.
Title Electrical hazards
Original title Risques électriques [in French]
Elektriciteit [in Dutch]
Bibliographic information Service public fédéral Emploi, Travail et Concertation sociale, rue Ernest Blerot I, 1070 Bruxelles, Belgium, 2006. 84p. Illus. 25 ref.
Internet access http://www.emploi.belgique.be/WorkArea/showcontent.aspx?id=5936 [in French]
http://www.werk.belgie.be/WorkArea/showcontent.aspx?id=5098 [in Dutch]
Abstract The objective of the SOBANE approach (screening, observation, analysis and evaluation) is to ensure occupational safety and health by means of a systematic analysis of occupational hazards. This booklet presents the SOBANE approach applied to electrical hazards. Following a review of general aspects of occupational safety and health management, it explains how to proceed with the observation, analysis and evaluation, together with the qualifications required for carrying out these steps. The main aspects of the following topics are summarized on information sheets: basic principles of electricity; circuit breakers; electrical hazards (electrocution, fire); static electricity; charging of batteries; Belgian and European regulations.
Descriptors (primary) Belgium; electricity; hazard evaluation; electrical safety; electrical equipment
Descriptors (secondary) switchgear; static electricity; fire hazards; electric shock; explosion hazards; legislation; data sheet; battery charging
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceBelgium
Subject(s) Electricity
Broad subject area(s) Electrical safety
Browse category(ies) Electricity
Risk evaluation