Abstract

It is with pleasure this forward to the Guide for Safety with Underground cable in Salem city power services. I am mainly pleased that during the procedure of development, those industries involved with underground facilities have been asked and have been able to contribute to the endorse safety methods. This report changes an earlier form, and sets out accord work process and preferred work operation for the location and revealing of underground services. As such, the story should assist those who have responsibilities under the Health and Safety in Employment. The Electric Engineers' Association (EEA) is to be an honor for easy the growth of this guide and acknowledge the support of the specific utility companies and utility associations in the printing of this document. The confident that those who use it will find it very useful in assisting them to manage hazards in the underground services work environment. By using the statistics contained in this guide, industry members can be confident that they will be acceptable operating their risks. This can only lead to increasing health and safety in the workplace. One of the main dangers which may arise when digging is that of possible injury from underground power cables. The illustrations below outline the most ordinary circumstances leading to contact with live electricity cables. Injuries resulting from damage to living power cables are usually caused by the explosive effects of arcing current and by associated fire or flames. Electrical fires can be catastrophic if damage spreads to other nearby services such as gas pipes. Such disaster is caused by failure to take all reasonably practicable precautions to prevent accidental contact with underground facilities.

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