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Author Oldham Smith, K. (Ken)

Title Electrical Safety and the Law
Edition 4th ed
Published Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (378 pages)
Contents Contents; Preface to the Fourth Edition; List of Abbreviations; 1. The Hazards and Risks from Electricity; 2. Electrical Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences; 3. Basic Safety Precautions; 4. The Legislative Framework; 5. The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974; 6. The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989; 7. Law based on European Directives; 8. Electricity Supply Legislation; 9. Other Legislation with an Electrical Safety Content; 10. BS 7671 Requirements for Electrical Installations; 11. Construction Sites; 12. Underground Cables; 13. Safety-related Electrotechnical Control Systems
14. Competence15. Electrical Equipment in Flammable and Explosive Atmospheres; 16. Electric Arc Welding; 17. Tests and Testing; 18. Maintenance; 19. Checking Small Domestic Electrical Installations; Index
Summary This book summarises the British legislation covering electrical safety, including those regulations derived from European directives. It also addresses the legislation relating to the supply and use of safety-related electrotechnical control systems, particularly on machinery. As well as describing the legal framework, and the main legal duties and applicable standards, the book describes electrical hazards and how they arise; the types of accidents and dangerous occurrences associated with the use of electricity; the main safety precautions and protection techniques; testing and maintenance
Notes Print version record
Subject Electric utilities -- Safety regulations -- Great Britain
Electrical engineering -- Safety regulations -- Great Britain
Electric lines -- Safety regulations -- Great Britain
Electric lines -- Safety regulations
Electric utilities -- Safety regulations
Electrical engineering -- Safety regulations
Great Britain
Form Electronic book
Author Madden, John M
ISBN 9780470777466
047077746X