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NIOSH Comments to DOL on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Proposed Rule: Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices by R. Lemen, February 29, 1988.

PB91131599

Publication Date	1988
Page Count	12
Abstract	The testimony presented the background for the position of NIOSH regarding electrical safety related work practices. NIOSH has reviewed 120 reports of fatal electrical accidents from the Fatal Accident Circumstances and Epidemiology (FACE) project for the years 1982 through 1987. The reports can be divided into three groups: construction industry (14), qualified electrical personnel (38), and all others (68 reports). NIOSH has also examined data from the National Traumatic Occupational Fatality (NTOF) data base which provides data on electrocution fatalities by major industry for the years 1980 through 1984. By searching the NTOF data base, NIOSH identified 553 electrocution fatalities that occurred in 1984. The NTOF data indicate an annual fatality rate of over 500 due to electrocutions, which was about twice the estimate (243) that OSHA used for 1987. NIOSH suggests that the title for Table S-5 should include the phrase 'Qualified Persons Only' and that a footnote should indicate the approach distance for unqualified persons. A list of the 120 FACE reports was appended.
Keywords	Electrical shock Accidents Epidemiology Accident prevention Hazards Occupational safety and health Safety standards Electrical industry Testimony
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 94H - Industrial Safety Engineering 94D - Job Environment
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199107

NIOSH Comments to DOL on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Proposed Rule: Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices by R. Lemen, February 29, 1988.

NIOSH Comments to DOL on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Proposed Rule: Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices by R. Lemen, February 29, 1988.
PB91131599

Publication Date	1988
Page Count	12
Abstract	The testimony presented the background for the position of NIOSH regarding electrical safety related work practices. NIOSH has reviewed 120 reports of fatal electrical accidents from the Fatal Accident Circumstances and Epidemiology (FACE) project for the years 1982 through 1987. The reports can be divided into three groups: construction industry (14), qualified electrical personnel (38), and all others (68 reports). NIOSH has also examined data from the National Traumatic Occupational Fatality (NTOF) data base which provides data on electrocution fatalities by major industry for the years 1980 through 1984. By searching the NTOF data base, NIOSH identified 553 electrocution fatalities that occurred in 1984. The NTOF data indicate an annual fatality rate of over 500 due to electrocutions, which was about twice the estimate (243) that OSHA used for 1987. NIOSH suggests that the title for Table S-5 should include the phrase 'Qualified Persons Only' and that a footnote should indicate the approach distance for unqualified persons. A list of the 120 FACE reports was appended.
Keywords	Electrical shock Accidents Epidemiology Accident prevention Hazards Occupational safety and health Safety standards Electrical industry Testimony
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 94H - Industrial Safety Engineering 94D - Job Environment
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199107