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Document ID (ISN)49432
CIS number 88-618
ISBN(s) 0-11-883533-5
Year 1986
Convention or series no. Guidance Note GS 38
Author(s)
Health and Safety Executive
Title Electrical test equipment for use by electricians
Bibliographic information HM Stationery Office, P.O. Box 276, London SW8 5DT, United Kingdom, Mar.1986. 4p. Illus.
Abstract This guidance note advises on the selection of suitable test probes, leads, lamps, voltage indicating devices and other measuring equipment and their use by electricians when working on or investigating power circuits. It describes the risks associated with work on or near live conductors, the causes of electrical accidents and the safety requirements for this type of test equipment.
Descriptors (primary) United Kingdom; electricity; work on electrical equipment; measurement of electrical quantities; electric testing and measuring equipment
Descriptors (secondary) electric burns; electrical accidents; electric shock; data sheet; causes of accidents
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Subject(s) Electricity
Broad subject area(s) Electrical safety
Browse category(ies) Electricity