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Electrical safety awareness

Course # TBU00317W
Robert Nolan
2017

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Training objectives for this course

• To create a basic awareness of the risks of working

on or close to electrical circuits or equipment
• To explain the Nokia lifesaving rule on Electrical Safety and the principle whereby only
competent electrical workers can undertake electrical work
• To introduce the key elements of Nokia’s global Electrical Safety Standard and the different
electrical environments we encounter on-site and in our offices
• To learn about the risks associated with working on or near electricity
• How to identify and avoid electrical risks, reporting if you observe electrical issues, and what
to do if you come across an individual who may have suffered an electric shock
• Keeping safe in areas where electrical work is taking place
• The importance of Nokia’s principle of the “right to refuse” and what it means

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Lifesaving Rules

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 Most common causes:
Saudi Arabia
Worker is not properly trained.

Worker fails to follow safety procedures

Worker works without proper skills and

protective measures

Fatality

Arc
Incidents and flash Gas
eye Explosion
Accidents injury Egypt Azerbaijan

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Some Terminology

Voltage (Measured in Volts)

Current (Measured in Amps)
Resistance (Opposing current flow)

Alternating Current (Home, offices, worksites)

Direct Current (Batteries)
Conductor (Metals, wires, people! )
Insulator (Plastics)

High Voltage (Energy transmission)

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Consequences
Death

Human
Nervous
Long term effects
system

Forceful Muscular
Contraction

“Let go” threshold

Burns/Arc flash

Shock and Fibrillation

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Nokia’s Global Electrical Standard

People Installations Methods Tools

Nokia’s Electrical
Nokia requires Standard defines
competent designers requirements for work All types of tools used
and installers to that are specific to when undertaking
Nokia will only use ensure that all safety each case. electrical work must
competent persons to aspects are taken into Although working on be in good condition,
undertake electrical consideration. Nokia energized circuits is suitable for the work
work, with the right only uses pre- discouraged, when being done, and if
combination of approved contractors “live” work is a must, faulty or damaged,
knowledge, skills, and to undertake high-risk additional safety taken out of service
experience. electrical work. steps are required. and replaced.

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Nokia’s Global Electrical Standard [Cont.]

People

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Nokia’s Global Electrical Standard [Cont.]

Installations

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Nokia’s Global Electrical Standard [Cont.]

Methods

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Nokia’s Global Electrical Standard [Cont.]

Tools

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Categories of Electrical Work

Category
of work Description
CAT 1 Plug in/out only; Absolutely no live work (AC & DC)

Minor electrical works, formal training, under supervision; Absolutely no

CAT 2
live work

CAT 3 A High capacity DC; Qualified Electricians

CAT 4 Electrical Installation work AC and DC; Qualified Electricians

High Voltage ( >1000 AC, >1500 DC) except by specialized High Voltage electricians

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Exposure to Electrical Risk

Electrical danger is often Electrical exposure is present Electrical dangers also exist in
present when working on-site in many forms inside the lab the office environment

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Reacting – What to do if you come across an electrical incident

Be aware Disconnect Call for Administer

of your source if emergency CPR if
own safety possible services needed

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Right to Refuse

If the situation is
considered unsafe, Nokia
workers reserve the right
to refuse.

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Recap on the key messages
Electrical
Electrical competency
competency

Categories
Categoriesofof
electrical work
electrical work

Nokia
NokiaStandard + Legal
Standard + Customer
+ Legal requirements
+ Customer requirements

Know
Knowthe risks
the risks

Obey
Obeythe restrictions
the restrictions

Report
Reportit!it!
DoDo
not leave
not it it
leave toto
others.
others.

Right
Right toto Refuse
Refuse
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