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The 3 keys to mitigating electrical risks in the workplace

Electrical-related accidents aren't the most frequent workplace injury, but they do tend to be more severe--leading to larger workers' compensation claims and workplace deaths.

By Caterina Pontoriero | Updated on January 20, 2015

Electrical-related accidents aren’t the most frequent workplace injury, but they do tend to be more severe–leading to larger workers’ compensation claims and workplace deaths.

According to Electrical Safety Foundation International, more than 300,000 workers have been injured in electrical-related accidents in the workplace over the past decade. Accidents include electrocution, shock, and arch flash and blast. Arc flash occurs when an electrical current passes through air between ungrounded conductors, or ungrounded and grounded conductors. Arc flash can reach temperatures of 35,000 degrees and are powerful enough to kill or cause severe burns to individuals as far as 10 feet away. Workers’ comp costs for arc flash accidents can reach millions of dollars.

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