Safety Alert
Safety Alert 410 - Damaged Electric Cord Results in Arc
Safety Alert 410 - Damaged Electric Cord Results in Arc
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 410
- Electrical Safety
- Arc flashElectrical safety
- Hot workInspection and maintenance
- Fall protection equipment
- Job safety analysisPermit to workPre-use checks
- Construction
Summary
An arc flash occurred during construction after a steel self-retracting lanyard cable wore through welding lead insulation and contacted exposed wires. Neither fire nor injury occurred. BSEE recommends considering cable separation, safe routing, pre-use inspections and inclusion of electrical hazard assessments in permit-to-work and job safety analysis reviews.
Classifications: Arc flash; arc fault; arc-flash.
Classifications: Electrical safety; electrical hazards.
Classifications: Hot work; welding and cutting.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Fall protection equipment; safety harness; fall arrest equipment.
Classifications: Job safety analysis; JSA; job hazard analysis; JHA.
Classifications: Permit to work; PTW; work permit.
Classifications: Pre-use checks; pre-use inspection.
Classifications: Construction; construction industry.
BSEE Safety Alert 410. Themes: electrical safety.