Controlling Hazards 3

Describe how control measures are used to prevent electrical accident.

A hazard is anything that may cause harm or injury. A control measure is any measure taken to eliminate or reduce the risk of injury or bodily harm when the workers doing them job and treating with equipment might cause harm for himself and for anybody around him. Control measures include actions that can be taken to reduce the potential of exposure to the hazard, or the control measure could be to remove the hazard or to reduce the likelihood of the risk of the exposure to that hazard being realized. A simple control measure would be the secure guarding of moving parts of machinery eliminating the potential for contact.

Electricity can kill or severely injure people and cause damage to property. All these accidents are reported to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). However, you can take simple precautions when working with or near electricity and electrical equipment to significantly reduce the risk of injures your workers and others around you.

Whenever possible consider the best way to control a hazard is to apply the control at the source of the hazard. The ultimate control is actual removal of the hazard from the workplace. Controls the hazards do not exactly remove the hazard, but provide information’s to alert the worker that a hazard exists.

Controls at the worker include personal protective equipment (PPE), training in safe work ways, administrative procedures and disciplinary actions. Controls at the worker may be subject to human mistake and should be considered the last alternative in a list of hazard controls, especially in the case of PPE For example, sometimes workers don’t wear their PPE correctly and that sometimes make the controlling hazards more difficult and hard to Implementation.

The basic element of any management program for PPE should be an in depth evaluation of the equipment needed to protect against the hazards at the workplace. The evaluation should be used to set a standard operating procedure for personnel, and then train employees on the protective limitations of the PPE, and on its proper use and maintenance.

Using PPE requires hazard awareness and training on the part of the user. Employees must be aware that the equipment does not eliminate the hazard. If the equipment fails, exposure will occur. To reduce the possibility of failure, equipment must be properly fitted and maintained in a clean and serviceable condition.

Administrative controls, administrative controls include adopting standard operating procedures or safe work practices or providing appropriate training, instruction or information to reduce the potential for harm and adverse health effects to persons. Isolation and permit to work procedures are examples of administrative controls.

Those using or working with electricity may not be the only ones at risk. Everyone around the worker who treating with the electricity is amenability to the burning dangerous because of Short circuit during the worker do his job. In order of that there are too many precincts to controlling these hazards for example, choose equipment that is suitable for its working environment, make sure that equipment is safe when supplied and that it is then maintained in a safe condition and make sure that equipment is safe when supplied and that it is then maintained in a safe condition.

All electrical equipment, including portable equipment and installations, should be maintained to prevent danger; this is a requirement of the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989. These Regulations state principles of electrical safety and apply to all electrical systems and equipment.

There is an increased risk of this happening if the equipment isn't used correctly, isn't suitable for the job, or is used in a harsh environment.

More complicated tasks, such as equipment repairs or alterations to an electrical installation, should only be carried out by people with knowledge of the risks and the precautions needed.

You must not allow work on or near exposed, live parts of equipment unless it is absolutely unavoidable and suitable precautions have been taken to prevent injury, both to the workers and to anyone else who may be in the area.

Overhead power lines, over half of the fatal electrical accidents each year are caused by contact with overhead lines. When working near overhead lines, it may be possible to have them switched off if the owners are given enough notice. If this cannot be done, consult the owners about the safe working distance from the cables.