Abstract
To prevent electrocutions, employers should:
- Provide non-conductive ladders
- Conduct a jobsite survey to identify potential hazards
- Provide electricity awareness training
- Provide onsite automated external defibrillators (AEDs)
- Use non-conductive ladders
- De-energize lines before beginning work
- Make sure all equipment is properly grounded
- Know how to use automated external defibrillators (AEDs)
Document Type
Alert
Publication Date
8-2011
Repository Citation
Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, "Workers Killed After Being Electrocuted" (2011). Kentucky Haz Alerts--Other. 3.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/face_other_alerts/3
Included in
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Commons, Public Health Education and Promotion Commons
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Kentucky Haz Alert, v. 9, issue 3.