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SAFE CONNECT 2012
Moving ahead in Industrial
Safety
 Unsafe
Act :
 Operating without authority
 Bypassing safety devices
 Use of unsafe tools/tackles
 Unsafe loading & placing
 Taking unsafe procedure
 Working on moving
machinery/equipment
 Unguarded
machines
 Defective machine
 Unsafe design/construction
 Improper illumination
 Poor house-keeping
 Lack of proper tools
 Slippery floors
 Lack of proper training
Example: A Garden
Hose
To Low Pressure
Water Moves from
High Pressure
The same thing occurs in an Electrical Wire
Flow of Current
Current Moves
from High Voltage
To Low Voltage
Electricity travels in closed circuits, normally through
a conductor
Shock results when the body becomes part of the
electrical circuit
Current enters the body at one point and leaves at
another
Note: Ground circuits provide a path for stray
current to pass directly to the ground, and
greatly reduce the amount of current passing
through the body of a person in contact with a
tool or machine that has an electrical short.
Properly installed, the grounding conductor
provides protection from electric shock.
Current
(Amps)
Human Reaction
0.001
Perception level. Just a faint tingle.
0.005
Slight shock felt; not painful but disturbing.
Average individual can let go.
0.006-0.025
(Women)
Painful shock, muscular control is lost.
0.009-0.030
(Men)
This is called the freezing current or "let-go"
range.
0.050-0.150
Extreme pain, respiratory arrest, severe muscular
contractions.
1 - 4.3
10
Ventricular fibrillation.
Cardiac arrest, severe burns and probable death.
Note: some smaller microwave ovens use 10.0 Amps (10,000 milliamps) and common
florescent lights use 1 Amp (1,000 milliamps)

The most common shock-related injury is a burn. Burns
suffered in electrical incidents may be one or more of
the following three types:
• Electrical Burns cause tissue damage, and are the
result of heat generated by the flow of electric
current through the body. Electrical burns are one of
the most serious injuries you can receive and need to
receive immediate medical attention.
• High temperatures near the body produced by an
electric arc or explosion cause Arc or Flash Burns
(also need prompt medical attention)
• Thermal Contact Burns occur when skin comes in
contact with overheated electric equipment, or when
clothing is ignited in an electrical incident.
Our bodies use small electrical currents to transmit
signals through
the nervous system and contract
muscles,
 Extra electrical current flowing through the body can
cause serious damage.
Medical problems can include internal bleeding, tissue
destruction, and nerve or muscle damage.
Internal injuries may not be immediately apparent to the
victim or
observers; however, left untreated, they can
result in death
Muscles violently contract when stimulated by excessive
amounts
of electricity
These involuntary contractions can damage muscles,
tendons, and
ligaments, and may even cause broken
bones.
If victim is holding an electrocuting object, hand muscle
may contract, making it impossible to drop object
Note: injury or death may result from a fall due to muscle
contractions.
 Meaning
of Safety : state or condition
of freedom from danger or risk
 Freedom of persons from injury and
property from damage
 Electricity a good servant but a very
bad master.
 May cause instantaneous death, life
long disability due to severe burns or
devastating fire
 Basic
Legal Framework pre-2003:
 (i)Indian Electricity Act, 1910,
 (ii)Electricity(Supply) Act ,1948
 (iii) Electricity Regulatory
Commissions Act, 1998
 Need for harmonizing & rationalizing
these three Acts into a self-contained
comprehansive legislation
 Indian
Electricity Act,2003 :Intent
 To consolidate the laws relating to
generation, transmission,
disribution,trading and use of
electricity
 Measures conducive for dev of power
Industry & promote competition
 Protecting interest of consumers
 Rationalization of tariff
 Section
53: CEA in consultation with
State Govt will specify measures :
 Protecting
the public (including persons
engaged in GTD ) from dangers arising
from GTD, installation, maintenance
 Eliminating or reducing risks of personal
injury or damage to property
 Conforming to specification in
supply/transmission
 Notice in case of accidents to Statutory
Authrities
 Section
73(c ) : safety requirements for
construction, O&M of power plants &
lines.
 Section 161 :reporting of accidents and
inquiry thereof
 Section 185(2) (C ): I.E.Rules,1956 shall
continue to be in force till regulation
under Sec 53 of this Act are made.
 Basic
principle of safety at every
installation phases :
 Design/manufacture components,
equipment
 Construction, Installation &
commissioning
 O&M
 Rule 44 : Instructions – restoration of
persons suffering from electrical
shock
 Rule
44-A: Intimation of Accident :
Accident to human being/animal to be
reported within 24 hours
 Written report within 48 hours to the
Electrical Inspector and Collector &
DM.
 Sec
3:Employer’s liability to pay
compensation to employees who has
sustained injury arising in course of or
out of employment as per the statutory
provisions
 Eligibility : is the injured person an
employee?
 Whether the emp was disabled( total
or partial) for more than 72 hours
 Injury in course or out of employment
 Quantum
of Comp :
 Death : 50% of the wages x multiplying
factor or Rs 1.20 lakhs whichever is
higher
 Permanent total disablement : 60% of
wages x the multiplying factor or Rs
1.40 lakhs whichever is higher
 Permanent partial disablement : %
loss of earning capacity
 Sec-8:Distribution
of Comp: Comp
amount as per provision to be
deposited with Empl Comp
Commissioner , ALC/DLC/JLC, within
one month from when it is due.
 Sec 10-A: Info on fatal accident :
Information in the prescribed form to
Comp Commissioner and Factory
Inspector under the Factories Act 1948
Handle
Electircity with
Care
&
Caution