Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Direct and Indirect Exposure Electricity Fatalities
NFPA: There are two ways to contact energized electrical parts or equipment, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) database, and those are direct or indirect. Direct exposure to electricity includes contact directly from the power source to the person, such as touching a live wire or getting caught up in an arc-flash. Indirect exposure typically occurs when an object is unintentionally electrified.
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I found the above article very interesting. Prior to reading this article I did not have much of an understanding of NFPA 70E, or of electricity fatalities in general. According to the article in 2011, 1653 fatalities have been connected to electricity exposure. 688 of those fatalities were from indirect exposures meaning that they were likely caused by a conductive component, like a dump truck. Ladder, or boom truck. The other 858 fatalities were caused by direct contact with electricity. I found the article interesting because it pointed out that employers are required by federal law to have standard safety to protect their employees from electrical hazards. The article then raises the question of whether or not employees are trained well enough to recognize the electrical hazards in their job. NFPA 70E is what trains employees to be aware of the dangers of electrical hazards. Based on this article it leaves me wondering whether or not businesses are actually taking the time to follow the NFPA 70E and giving employees the training they need to avoid these horrible accidents.
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