OSHA: Avoiding Electrocution Hazards
Jeremiah
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A conductor allows electrical current to Metal, wet skin, water w/small amounts of salt or other minerals
move through it easily. Which of the
following answer options are conductors?
An insulator provides resistance to the Pure water, plastic, dry skin
movement of electrical current. Which of the
following answer options are insulators?
What properties does a conductor have? allows electrical current flow.
Under which of the following circumstances Becomes part of an electrical circuit.
would a person be shocked?
Which factor increases the risk of injury if a Sweat
person is shocked?
An electric shock can result in anything from - Amount of current flowing through the body.
a slight tingling sensation to immediate - Current's path through the body.
cardiac arrest. The severity depends on the: - Length of time the body remains in the circuit.
Amount of current flowing through the body. - Current's frequency.
Current's path through the body.
Length of time the body remains in the
circuit.
Current's frequency.
Burns
Electrocution
BE SAFE Shock
Arc flash
Fire
Explosions
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