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Mining Product: Arc Flash Awareness
Keywords: Behavior safety programs Electrical arcs Electrical burns Electrical safety Hazard training
Original creation date: January 2007
Authors: KM Kowalski-Trakofler, EA Barrrett, CW Urban, GT Homce
Video - January 2007
Download ZIP file with WMV video and SRT captions (155.16 MB)Order DVDView on YouTube (25 minutes)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20031714
Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2007-1116D, 2007 Jan.
This video can be streamed from YouTube or a ZIP file containing a WMV file and a SRT closed caption file can be downloaded for local playback when streaming is not feasible. To use the ZIP file, download it to your computer and expand the contents into a folder of your choice. The SRT caption file will provide closed captions when using a compatible media player.
This video addresses a problem of an estimated 5 to 10 arc flash accidents occurring in electrical equipment every day in the United States, in 2007.  These events have the potential to cause serious injuries and even death due to burns and other trauma. In the mining industry, non-contact electrical burns due to arc flash events are the largest single category of electrical injuries. To address this problem, NIOSH researchers conducted a study of such injuries from an 11-year period, with findings that included the determination of organizational and human behavior components of arc flash incidents.
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Additional materials:
Arc Flash Awareness Information and Discussion Topics for Electrical Workers
Arc Flash Awareness Video Transcript
Audience: All mining employees at all experience levels
Image of Arc Flash Awareness DVD coverVideo - January 2007
Download ZIP file with WMV video and SRT captions (155.16 MB)Order DVDView on YouTube (25 minutes)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20031714
Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2007-1116D, 2007 Jan.
This video can be streamed from YouTube or a ZIP file containing a WMV file and a SRT closed caption file can be downloaded for local playback when streaming is not feasible. To use the ZIP file, download it to your computer and expand the contents into a folder of your choice. The SRT caption file will provide closed captions when using a compatible media player.
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Page last reviewed: October 24, 2018
Page last updated: October 24, 2018
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program
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