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Electrical Incidents

• Contact with Power Lines
  • Cranes and Derricks
  • 29 CFR 1926.1408. Note: The full power line section of the standard is from 29 CFR 1926.1407 through 29 CFR 1926.1411.
  • Deaths Due to Contact with Power Lines
• Lack of Ground-Fault Protection
  • Flexible Cords
  • Power Tools
  • Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCI)
    • Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCI) Animation
  • Assured Equipment Grounding Conductor Program (AEGCP)
  • Death Due to Lack of Ground-Fault Protection
• Path to Ground Missing or Discontinuous
  • Grounding
    • Grounding Animation
  • Flexible Cords
  • Power Tools
  • Cranes and Derricks
  • Deaths Due to Missing or Discontinuous Path to Ground
• Equipment Not Used in Manner Prescribed
  • Power Tools
  • Flexible Cords
  • Deaths Due to Equipment Not Used in Manner Prescribed
• Improper Use of Extension and Flexible Cords
  • Flexible Cords
  • Deaths Due to Improper Use of Extension and Flexible Cords
• Background Information
  • How Electricity Works
  • How Shocks Occur
  • How Electrical Current Affects the Human Body
  • Burns and Other Injuries
    • Photo Examples of Burns and Other Injuries
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      Please be advised these images are of a graphic nature.

Falls

• Unprotected Sides, Wall Openings, and Floor Holes
  • Guardrail Systems
  • Safety Net Systems
  • Personal Fall Arrest Systems
    • Attachment Location
    • Body Harness
    • Vertical Lifeline/Lanyard
    • Webbing
    • Anchorages
    • Horizontal Lifeline
    • Connectors
    • Using Fall Arrest Systems Safely
  • Deaths Due to Unprotected Sides, Wall Openings, and Floor Holes