Document ID (ISN) | 107847 |
CIS number |
08-431 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0120-5684 - Protección y seguridad |
Year |
2006 |
Convention or series no. |
|
Title |
Prevention of electrocutions among electricity workers |
Original title |
Prevención de electrocuciones en trabajadores del sector eléctrico [in Spanish] |
Bibliographic information |
Nov.-Dec. 2006, Vol.52, No.310, p.26-33. Illus. 12 ref. |
Abstract |
This article contains recommendations aimed at avoiding electrocutions among crane operators and construction site workers working near overhead electric lines, and explains how to proceed in the event of a contact with an overhead electric cable. It also presents a description of five fatal accidents. |
Descriptors (primary) |
electricity; electric shock; overhead electric lines; cranes |
Descriptors (secondary) |
public OSH institutions; USA; safe working methods; case study; fatalities; legal aspects |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | USA |
Subject(s) |
Electricity
|
Broad subject area(s) |
Electrical safety
|
Browse category(ies) |
Cranes Electricity
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