Electrical
Safety-Related Work Practices, 2E
National
Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, (NJATC),
Palmer Hickman
A must
for electrical safety professionals, instructors, electrical
workers, and contractors!
The NJATC trains top-quality electrical
workers across the country. This
Second Edition text covers
electrical safety requirements and
safety-related work practices of OSHA and
the National Fire Protection Association electrical safety in the
workplace code, NFPA
70E®.
Specific topics include
electrical safety culture, hazard awareness, design considerations,
electrical safety program, training, calculation of short-circuit
currents, arc flash hazard analysis methods, PPE,
and equipment maintenance.
Chapters explore calculations
required to comply with NFPA 70E, and
techniques that can be applied to significantly reduce or eliminate
electrical hazards.
Each chapter includes
two real-life case studies and
recommendations for how these incidents
could have been avoided.
New and
exciting chapter features enhance learning and synthesis
of the material. These include:
- Chapter Outline
lists the chapter's main topics, providing an
overview of what will be learned.
- Open Case
begins each chapter with an official National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE)
case study, accompanied by two critical thinking
questions to focus the readers attention.
- References
are listed for the reader to consult.
- Learning Objectives
outline the main goals of the chapter-what the
reader should understand upon completion.
- Figures
showcase photos and illustrations from leading
electrical safety product manufacturers, reflecting
current products and equipment.
- Key Excerpts
from key sources are clearly identified by indented,
smaller type.
- Tables
display numerical information in an easy-to-read
format.
- Vocabulary
terms are bolded and underlined in the chapter
prose. Terms are defined at the end of the chapter
and in the book's glossary.
- Calculations
are displayed in an easy-to-read design and
explained step-by-step, facilitating comprehension
of equations and their application.
- 70E Highlights
emphasize important points of excerpts from NFPA 70E
that directly relate to the material being discussed
at this point in the chapter.
- Background Boxes
include additional information or background
information that may be beyond the chapter's scope,
but helpful to the reader.
- OSHA Tips
discuss OSHA requirements that relate to material
being discussed at this point in the chapter.
- Caution Boxes
note specific safety tips that are important for
workers to remember on the job.
- Lessons Learned
conclude each chapter with a FACE case study
accompanied by multiple-choice questions about the
case-allowing the student to synthesize the
information learned and apply it to a real-life
case.
- Current Knowledge
include Ready for Review a bulleted summary
of the chapter's key points; a useful tool for study
and review and Vocabulary with definitions
taken from key sources such as NFPA 70E and OSHA.
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Softcover
300 Pages
Copyright 2010
About the
Authors:
Palmer Hickman is the Director of Code and Safety Training
and Curriculum Development for the National Joint Apprenticeship and
Training Committee for the Electrical Industry representing the
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the National
Electrical Contractors Association.
Palmer represents the industry on the NFPA 70E Technical
Committee, the National Electrical Code Technical Correlating
Committee, Code Panel 1 of the NEC, and the NFPA 70B Technical
Committee.
In addition, he is an OSHA Master Instructor for Construction, an
OSHA authorized Outreach Trainer for Construction and General
Industry, and a 30-year member of the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers.
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