Electric Safety

• Fundamentals of Electricity. Basic Components of an Electric Grid. Physiological Effects of Electricity. Ground Resistance. General Hazards of Electricity. Induced Voltage due to Electric Field. Induced Voltage due to Magnetic Field. De-energized Line Work. Live-Line Work. Arc Flash. Atmospheric Discharge. Stray and Contact Voltages. Electric Safety under Power Lines. Coupling between Power Lines and Pipelines, Railroads, and Telecommunication Cables.

"... an excellent resource and supplement to any accident prevention training program and for a variety of electrical workers including safety specialists, engineers, linemen, substation technicians, electricians, and wind and solar technicians. I will purchase additional copies so that student libraries at each of our campuses will have it on the shelf for both staff and student reference. My compliments to Prof. El-Sharkawi for his efforts in bringing to the power industry a valuable reference book."—Alan Drew, from IEEE Power & Energy Magazine, September/October 2015"This book can be very helpful for not only the power engineer looking to improve communication and understanding to field workers but could be useful to plant engineers who may have many of the issues described in the book. Solutions for solving many common problems found in the field can be gained from the knowledge in this book. In addition to presenting an excellent text on electrical safety, the several real-life case studies presented and the numerous examples that show the implementation of the electric safety procedures make this a gem of a book."—IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine, November/December 2014"… very well written … well illustrated and covers a wealth of valuable subjects … of value to final year third level students undertaking many courses in electrical and electronic engineering. It will also be of value for students undertaking a taught post-graduate course that includes those areas which feature electrical safety. … a good introductory resource for those undertaking research in the area, including practitioners of electrical engineering, in general."—Prof. J M Blackledge, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland"… will be of good use to an engineering student or new engineer learning about electric system safety as well as the practicing engineer. … provides the basics for understanding electrical system safety in commercial, industrial and utility applications. The book moves quickly through the concepts with sufficient examples to understand and apply the math, formulas and principles used."—Max Emrick, Senior Member IEEE, Engineering Manager, Protection Automation and Controls