Electrical Safety Handbook [Hardcover]

John Cadick (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0070095140 | ISBN-13: 978-0070095144 | Publication Date: January 1, 1994 | Edition: 1st

This handbook offers coverage of the hazards associated with electrical power systems and the safety procedures, equipment and standards required to reduce the risk of accident of injury to acceptable levels. In this handbook, electrical, safety, and plant engineers will learn protective strategies for the three kinds of electrical hazards - shock, arc and blast - and correct safety procedures for low- and high-voltage systems. Guidelines for setting up effective safety programmes are provided, and the latest OSHA, NEC, NFPA, and NESC safety standards are reviewed. It also offers discussions of CPR and other medical emergency procedures, descriptions of safety equipment, explanations of grounding techniques, and steps for the creation of safety management structures in organizations. Included are case studies, a list of equipment suppliers, and the names and addresses of organizations issuing codes and standards.

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From the Back Cover

Almost all of the National Electrical Code® is concerned with safety, but for a convenient source of life-saving information, you can’t do better than this new Electrical Equipment Safety Handbook. Written by renowned experts in the safety and medical fields John Cadick, and published by the world leader in electrical guides, Electrical Equipment Safety Handbook is the reference professionals trust for clear, complete, and up-to-date safety strategies in industrial and commercial electrical systems. This newly revised and expanded edition of the Handbook supplies comprehensive: *Best-practice methods for accident prevention and electrical hazard avoidance *Current safety regulations, including new standards from OSHA *Coverage of safety equipment *Information on low-, medium-, and high-voltage safety systems *Step-by-step guidelines on safety audits *Training program how-to’s, from setup to management *Rescue and first aid procedures *And more than 200 pages of new safety-enhancing features The safety Bible for those who work on or near electrical circuits of any voltage --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

John Cadick, P.E., is a registered professional engineer and the founder and president of the Cadick Corporation. He has specialized for more than three decades in electrical engineering, training, and management. Mr. Cadick is the author of Cables and Wiring (Delmar Cengage Learning).

Mary Capelli-Schellpfeffer, M.D., M.P.A., is a board-certified physician in general preventive medicine and public health. She is also a consultant to both the NJATC (National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee of National Electrical Contractors Association and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) and IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Standards Committees.

Dennis K. Neitzel, C.P.E., is a certified plant engineer with more than 30 years of experience in the electrical field. He has served as a principal committee member for NFPA 70E standards since 1992 and is currently working on the revision of OSHA regulations.

Al Winfield, of the Cadick Corporation, has more than three decades of electrical power experience, having conducted more than 4,500 Electrical Safe Work Practices Seminars. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (Tx); 1st edition (January 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070095140
• ISBN-13: 978-0070095144
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,401,493 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very comprehensive job by highly qualified authors, February 5, 2002

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Gabriella Jacobs (Cincinnati, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Electrical Safety Handbook (Hardcover)

This is an exceptionally useful and user-friendly handbook. I am particularly impressed by the authors' credentials -- one of them is a Certified Plant Engineer, one is a Registered Professional Engineer, and one of them is a Medical Doctor (board-certified as a physician in general preventive medicine and public health). The illustrations supplement the text very well, too.

1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Useful and User-Friendly Facts from Highly Qualified Sources, February 5, 2002

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Gabriella Jacobs (Cincinnati, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Electrical Safety Handbook (Hardcover)

This is a very useful and user-friendly book. I am especially impressed by the qualifications of the authors. One is a Certified Plant Engineer and longtime member of the Association for Facilities Engineering, one is a Registered Professional Enginer, and one is a Medical Doctor (board-certified as a physician in general preventive medicine and public health.) The book covers a wide range of topics; the illustrations are very compelling, too. All 12 chapters were dense with facts yet easy to follow.