Electrical Safety Terminology - 2 Page 2 Student’s name: Saud 1) Electrical Hazard: It’s a Dangerous condition where a worker could make electrical contact with energized equipment or a conductor, and from which the person may sustain an injury from shock. 2) Shock Hazard: the physiological reaction, characterized by pain and muscular spasm, to the passage of an electric current through the body. It can affect the respiratory system and heart rhythm 3) Touch Potential: Touch potential is the touch voltage between the energized object and the feet of a person in contact with the object. 4) Accessible, Readily: Allowing for access without the need to remove obstructions. 5) Ventricular fibrillation: A heart rhythm problem that occurs when the heart beats with rapid, erratic electrical impulses. 6) Barrier: A circumstance or obstacle that keeps people or things apart or prevents communication or progress 7) Arc (as related to electricity): Arc, in electricity, highly luminous and intensely hot discharge of electricity between two electrodes. 8) Ground Fault:  an unintentional electrical path between a power source and a grounded surface. 9) Overcurrent: An electrical circuit when the current (amperage) in the circuit exceeds the rated amperage capacity of that circuit or of the connected equipment on that circuit. 10) Overload: To overload is to load an excessive amount in or on something, such as anoverload of electricity which shorts out the circuits. 11) Curable Burn (as related to electrical hazards) : According th Electrical Hazard accruable curable burn accurse if a person’s skin exposed to an accidental release of energy. Bonus: What is a “Multi-Employer Worksite”? An employer who is engaged in a common undertaking, on the same worksite, as the exposing employer and is responsible for correcting a hazard. I got 41% in that so correct it according to prof comments and instructions Professor Feedback: not the complete answer I was looking for on "shock hazard" & bonus. not exactly what I was looking for on 12 but will give you credit for it. did not provide answer for "exposed". half credit for the 10 correct answers because you did not provide a citation for each answer as instructed in class. 9/6/2016 1 Creating a Safe Workplace It’s a People issue • From 2003-2007, worker contact with electric current in some form resulted in 1,213 fatal workplace accidents…nearly 5% of all workplace fatalities. • Approximately one person is electrocuted at the workplace every day. • 2009 EHS Today article based on Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) study. It’s a People issue • Most injuries occur when things are not normal. • Contact with an electrical energy source is likely to be either a “non-injury” or a fatality. • Fourth leading cause of industrial fatalities. Creating a Safe Workplace 1. Electrical Safety Program – Part of a comprehensive safety ...

1. Electrical Safety Terminology - 2 Page 2
Student’s name: Saud
1) Electrical Hazard:
It’s a Dangerous condition where a worker could
make electrical contact with energized equipment or a
conductor, and from which the person may sustain an injury
from shock.
2) Shock Hazard:
the physiological reaction, characterized by pain and muscular s
pasm, to the passage of an electric
current through the body. It can affect the respiratory system an
d heart rhythm
3) Touch Potential:
Touch potential is the touch voltage between the energized
object and the feet of a person in contact with the object.
4) Accessible, Readily:
Allowing for access without the need to remove obstructions.
5) Ventricular fibrillation:
A heart rhythm problem that occurs when the heart beats with
rapid, erratic electrical impulses.
6) Barrier:
A circumstance or obstacle that keeps people or things apart or
prevents communication or progress

2. 7) Arc (as related to electricity):
Arc, in electricity, highly luminous and intensely hot discharge
of electricity between two electrodes.
8) Ground Fault:
an unintentional electrical path between a power source and
a grounded surface.
9) Overcurrent:
An electrical circuit when the current (amperage) in the
circuit exceeds the rated amperage capacity of that circuit or of
the connected equipment on that circuit.
10) Overload:
To overload is to load an excessive amount in or on something,
such as anoverload of electricity which shorts out the circuits.
11) Curable Burn (as related to electrical hazards) :
According th Electrical Hazard accruable curable burn accurse
if a person’s skin exposed to an accidental release of energy.
Bonus:
What is a “Multi-Employer Worksite”?
An employer who is engaged in a common undertaking, on the
same worksite, as the exposing employer and is responsible for
correcting a hazard.

3. I got 41% in that so correct it according to prof comments and
instructions
Professor Feedback:
not the complete answer I was looking for on "shock hazard" &
bonus.
not exactly what I was looking for on 12 but will give you
credit for it.
did not provide answer for "exposed".
half credit for the 10 correct answers because you did not
provide a citation for each answer as instructed in class.
9/6/2016
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Creating a Safe Workplace
It’s a People issue
• From 2003-2007, worker contact with electric
current in some form resulted in 1,213 fatal
workplace accidents…nearly 5% of all
workplace fatalities.
• Approximately one person is electrocuted at
the workplace every day.

4. • 2009 EHS Today article based on Electrical Safety Foundation
International (ESFI) study.
It’s a People issue
• Most injuries occur when things are not
normal.
• Contact with an electrical energy source is
likely to be either a “non-injury” or a fatality.
• Fourth leading cause of industrial fatalities.
Creating a Safe Workplace
1. Electrical Safety Program
– Part of a comprehensive safety program
– Emphasize specific areas of concern
– Developed by safety professionals, technical
professionals, and practitioners
– Training and recordkeeping
Creating a Safe Workplace
1. Electrical Safety Program
2. Responsibility and Accountability

5. – High-level management can either encourage or
discourage employees
– Action speaks louder than words
– True accountability must be accepted and
embraced – cannot be assigned.
Creating a Safe Workplace
1. Electrical Safety Program
2. Responsibility and Accountability
3. Recognition of Factors of Influence
– Electrical safety program only exists if it is written
and available to all employees
– Employee involvement (from all levels within the
organization) in the development of the program
is important.
– Reviewed regularly and when changes occur.
9/6/2016
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Creating a Safe Workplace
1. Electrical Safety Program

6. 2. Responsibility and Accountability
3. Recognition of Factors of Influence
4. Measurement Systems
– Measuring injuries is only a reflection of failures,
but is commonly used.
Why is a Safe Workplace Needed?
• The Right Thing to Do
– No injuries, lost equipment or production.
– If employers and employees were concerned
enough about a safe workplace, we would not
need any laws.
– Relationship between employer and employee
based on the value of human life.
Why is a Safe Workplace Needed?
• The Right Thing to Do
• Required by Law
– OSHA’s reason for being.
Why is a Safe Workplace Needed?
• The Right Thing to Do
• Required by Law

7. • Economics
– Increased insurance rates
– Accident investigations
– Ineffective work, worker attitudes
– Legal and medical expenses.
– Doughty, Epperly, & Jones (1991) - Money invested in
a safety program was reported to returns 400 percent.
Influencing the Safety Culture
• Culture can often inhibit the acceptance of
new ideas or work practices.
• Culture is one of the hardest things to change.
Online Assignment
• D2L – Week 3 – Terminology
• Don’t forget to include a brief citation
indicating where you found the
definition…that’s half the battle (and credit).
Electrical Safety Terminology - 2 Page 1
Student’s name:
1) Electrical Hazard
2) Exposed (as applied to energized electrical conductors or
circuit parts)

8. 3) Shock Hazard
4) Touch Potential
5) Accessible, Readily
6) Ventricular fibrillation
7) Barrier
8) Arc (as related to electricity)
9) Ground Fault
10) Overcurrent
11) Overload
12) Curable Burn (as related to electrical hazards)
Bonus:
What is a “Multi-Employer Worksite”?