The author explains the various environmental and health hazards due to electricity in its many forms, and sets out methods and practices to reduce risks (including operations in specialised environments such as explosive atmospheres and flammable dusts). The book should be valuable reference material not only to practising electrical engineering students, but also for personnel and safety managers with responsibility for safety in the workplace.
Chapter 1 : Physiological Effects of Electric Current
Chapter 2 : Electric Power Systems
Chapter 3 : The Philosophies of Earthing
Chapter 4 : Cables and Fires
Chapter 5 : Electrical Equipment for Use in Explosive Atmospheres
Chapter 6 : Protection by Flameproof Enclosure
Chapter 7 : Protection by Intrinsic Safety
Chapter 8 : Electrical Apparatus in Areas Subject to Flammable Dusts
Chapter 9 : Design, Workmanship and Maintenance
Chapter 10 : Stored Energy
Chapter 11 : Electric Welding
Chapter 12 : Lightning Phenomena and Protection
Chapter 13 : Coping with Static
Chapter 14 : Electromagnetic Radiation
Chapter 15 : Earth Currents and Their Effects
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