Electrical Safety Handbook - Hardcover

Cadick, John; Capelli-Schellpfeffer, Mary; Neitzel, Dennis K.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0070120714 ISBN 13: 9780070120716

Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics, 2001

Synopsis

Prevent electrical accidents

Each year hundreds of people are killed or injured by electrical energy. Many, if not most, of these accidents could be prevented by the use of appropriate electrical safety techniques and equipment. Electrical Safety Handbook, Second Edition is a must-have, accident-avoiding prescription for personnel working on or near electrical circuits at any voltage level. Electricians, electrical system designers, inspectors, and engineers will find crucial protective safety strategies in industrial and commercial systems.

You get detailed guidelines for setting up effective safety programs...medical emergency procedures...and examples and case studies throughout. This new second edition covers the latest OSHA, NEC NESC, NFPA regulations. You’ll also find increased coverage of safety procedures; expanded material on safety audits; and more guidance on establishing in-house training programs.

About this title

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

About the Author:

John Cadick, P.E. is a registered professional engineer and the founder and president of the Cadick Corporation. Cadick has specialized for over three decades in electrical engineering, training, and management. His consulting firm, based in Garland, Texas, specializes in electrical engineering and training and works extensively in the areas of power system design and engineering studies, condition-based maintenance programs, and electrical safety. Prior to creating the Cadick Corporation and its predecessor Cadick Professional Services, he held a number of technical and managerial positions with electric utilities, electrical testing companies, and consulting firms. In addition to his consultation work in the electrical power industry, Mr. Cadick is the author of Cables and Wiring and of numerous professional articles and technical papers. Dr. Mary Capelli-Schellpfeffer, M.D., M.P.A. Chicago, Illinois (designer: this is the author bio I am missing, but Sally Glover has it in blues pages) Dennis K. Neitzel, C.P.E, is a certified plant engineer and has 33 years of experience in the electrical field. During eight years with the U.S. Air Force he served consecutively as an electrician, electrical shift supervisor, quality control inspector, and evaluator. Subsequent civilian employment included positions at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory and at Westinghouse Idaho Nuclear, where he advanced to senior project engineer. Mr. Neitzel went to AVO International Training Institute in 1986 and has progressed from senior training specialist to Institute director. He has served as a principal committee member for NFPA 70E standards since 1992 and is currently working on the revision of OSHA regulations. Mr. Neitzel has published articles on electrical safety, holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering applied sciences, and is a certified electrical inspector. {title page: author credits and cover, author names and credits should appear like this:} John Cadick, P.E. Cadick Corporation Dr. Mary Capelli-Schellpfeffer, M.D., M.P.A. Chicago, Illinois Dennis Neitzel, CPE AVO International Training Institute Dallas, Texas

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0070120714
• ISBN 13: 9780070120716
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 496