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The Importance Of Electrical Safety And Workplace Near Miss Reporting
The Importance Of Electrical Safety And Workplace Near Miss Reporting
In 1885 a group of Pennsylvania investors had a great deal to learn about electrical safety, as those men signed onto the charter of the first Edison Electric Light Company in York, PA. In fact, to this day no one knows how much workplace near miss reporting might have preceded the horrible accident that took place in that City. One day an electric current ran through the body of Frank Greer, a man working for the Edison Company. While that accident left his one heel all black, it did not kill him.
The woman who shared that story with this writer did not say whether or not that accident took place at the Water Street and Gas Alley generating station, which was the first one in York. At the time of the incident, she was too young to contribute to any planned or considered programs. Injury learning events, risks reduction efforts and similar measures were then just barely on the horizon.
Today of course, all American cities expect the employees who work for the electrical company to attend appropriate workshops. Protective electrical breakers are often one of the things discussed at such a workshop. That discussion could well center around the subject of relays.
A relay relies on a solenoid. The solenoid actuates a switch mechanism. That switch mechanism provides users of an electrical system with added control. Thus the relay controls a large amount of current and makes the entire system safer.
More recently, employers in all industries have had come up with ways to reduce the number of repetitive motion injuries. By seeking to bring down the reported number of such injuries, an employer can raise the productivity of a company's employees. Hence he or she can improve the attitude of his or her workforce and the resulting quality of the job done by the men and women within that community of workers.
Repeated over time, many hand and arm movements can cause development of muscle and tendon strain. Then affected employees suffer with swollen hands and weakness of the arms, along with pain in other limbs and joints. Smart employers prevent such injuries by providing their office workers with suitable workstations.
In an office, such a workstation should have a well-positioned computer keyboard, a chair that supports the back and a computer screen that rises to the same level as the eyes of the man or woman who will be using it. In a laboratory setting, the appearance of repetitive motion injuries can be reduced through use of certain exercises. Employees do those simple exercises before starting to perform their more important duties.
Safety should be a concern in a laboratory too, just as it should be at an electrical plant. Sometimes certain fun activities can supplement any planned workshops. For example, workers can be challenged by the presentation of a weekly question on some safety issue. This help to keep their minds focused on those near misses that should be noted and then reported to the designated authority.
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can i protect an ungrounded electric circuit with a GFI breaker?
house was built before gfi's were used - no ground. i want to protect one plug.
Yes, if it's outside I.E. underground it has to be gfci protected. Also make sure you have the properly rated wire for underground.
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