An Analysis of a Decade of Electrical Safety Incidents in the Global EPC Industry

Abstract

Within the engineering and construction industry there continues to be an increasing emphasis placed on electrical safety in the workplace. National Fire Protection Association 70E [1] Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace provides practices for protecting employees from electrical hazards. In addition to electrical hazards, electrical workers are also exposed to other hazards. This paper reviews and analyzes ten years of safety incidents experienced by electrical and non-electrical workers at a company in the global Engineering Procurement and Construction industry. This paper categorizes the incidents into distinct electrical and nonelectrical categories. The paper then focuses on steps that have been taken to mitigate risk of future incidents, provides observations of general practices to reduce incidents, and provides recommendations for better reporting of incidents.