Electrical Safety Handbook, 4th Edition - Couverture rigide

Cadick, John; Capelli-Schellpfeffer, Mary; Neitzel, Dennis K.; Winfield, Al

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0071745130 ISBN 13 : 9780071745130

Editeur : McGraw-Hill Professional, 2012

Synopsis

An essential, fully updated on-the-job safety resource covering every major electrical standard--NEC, NESC, NFPA 70E, IEEE 1584, and OSHA Electrical Safety Handbook, Fourth Edition is written by experts in electrical construction safety and medicine as a practical guide for electrical workers and others exposed to electrical hazards. This easy-to-use, illustrated guide provides vital safety information for industrial, commercial, and home-office based electrical systems. With its wealth of information on all the major electrical standards, it is the comprehensive reference professionals can trust.New to the Fourth Edition: Chapters on the basic physics of electrical hazards and electrical safety for home offices Added sections with research on shocks received from sources of less than 50 volts, arc fault circuit interrupters (AFCI), AEDs New self-check safety procedures Complete coverage: Hazards of Electricity; Basic Physics of Electrical Hazards; Electrical Safety Equipment; Safety Procedures and Methods; Grounding of Electrical Systems and Equipment; Electrical Maintenance and Engineering and Relationship to Safety; Regulatory and Legal Safety Requirements and Standards; Accident Prevention, Accident Investigation, Rescue, and First Aid; Medical Aspects of Electrical Trauma; Electrical Safety for Home-Based Business; Low-Voltage Safety Synopsis; Medium- and High-Voltage Safety Synopsis; Human Factors in Electrical Safety; Safety Management and Organizational Structure; Safety Training Methods and Systems

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

UP-TO-DATE, ON-THE-JOB ELECTRICAL SAFETY ESSENTIALS

Covering every major electrical standard, including NEC, NESC, NFPA, 70E, IEEE 1584, and OSHA, Electrical Safety Handbook, Fourth Edition is a practical, illustrated source of life-saving information designed for specific work environments. This must-have guide provides the most current safety strategies for use in industrial, commercial, and home-office electrical systems in an easy-to-use format. Written by experts in electrical operations, maintenance, engineering, construction, and safety, this fully revised edition delivers complete details on:

• Hazards of electricity
• Basic physics of electrical hazards
• Electrical safety equipment
• Safety procedures and methods
• Grounding and bonding of electrical systems and equipment
• Electrical maintenance and its relationship to safety
• Regulatory and legal safety requirements and standards
• Accident prevention, accident investigation, rescue, and first aid
• Low-voltage safety
• Medium- and high-voltage safety
• Human factors in electrical safety
• Safety management and organizational structure
• Safety training methods and systems

Biographie de l'auteur :

John Cadick, P.E., is a registered professional engineer and the founder and president of the Cadick Corporation. He has specialized for more than three decades in electrical engineering, training, and management. Mr. Cadick is the author of Cables and Wiring (Delmar Cengage Learning).

Mary Capelli-Schellpfeffer, M.D., M.P.A., is a board-certified physician in general preventive medicine and public health. She is also a consultant to both the NJATC (National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee of National Electrical Contractors Association and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) and IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Standards Committees.

Dennis K. Neitzel, C.P.E., is a certified plant engineer with more than 30 years of experience in the electrical field. He has served as a principal committee member for NFPA 70E standards since 1992 and is currently working on the revision of OSHA regulations.

Al Winfield, of the Cadick Corporation, has more than three decades of electrical power experience, having conducted more than 4,500 Electrical Safe Work Practices Seminars.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0071745130
• ISBN 13: 9780071745130
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 4
• Nombre de pages: 704