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Good day to you,
Let me first introduce myself. My name is Mohammed R. Al-Qahtani. I am an Electrical Specialist in a petrochemical company in Saudi Arabia and I am also a student studying Electrical Engineering in a university in Saudi Arabia.
I am making an "Electrical Safety Survey". The intention for making this survey is to know the following:
I am making an "Electrical Safety Survey". The intention for making this survey is to know the following:
- To get a better understanding of electrical staff awareness on various electrical safety aspects.
- To know different companies electrical safety rules.
- To generate an electrical safety article and/or a presentation showing the statistics.
[*]My main goal: To share the learning and area of improvement with all electrical disciplines around the world to improve the overall understanding of electrical safety in order to effectively contribute in improving electrical safety awareness and to avoid incidents.
As a person working in the electrical field and has some knowledge about the electrical hazards, I feel that I am obligated to share the knowledge I have on the electrical hazards with whomever has or will have the potential exposure to electrical hazards. This survey will make a lot of help to me in this field.
Let’s try to make the world more aware about electrical hazards and to create a safer working environment.
I am looking for your help to forward this e-mail to all electrical staff members in your company. If anyone is interested to participate in this survey, he is kindly requested to fill the attached word document. After completing the survey, please send it to the below contact by e-mail if possible; however, you can mail it or fax it if you want.
If you can send me some e-mails in your company, I can send them my e-mail directly.
Please share this document with all individuals whom you know working in the electrical field in any location in the world. This would be a great help for me.
The survey will start from March 18, 2008 to April 30, 2008.
My apology if you have received the e-mail earlier.
My apology if you have received the e-mail earlier.
Many thanks in advance for your contribution.
Important Note: part 1 data will not be shared or published with any person under any circumstances.
Part 1: Personal Information
Part 1: Personal Information
Name:
Country:
Nationality:
Company:
Education:
Job Title:
Years of Experience:
Part 2: Survey
[*]Did you go through a formal and structured electrical safety training? If yes, please specify the duration.
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Did you go through a formal and structured training on the applicable codes and standards in your workplace (example: NEC, IEC, IEEE…)?
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Did you go through a formal and structured training on CPR and/or First Aid?
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Is there any refresher training for the training mentioned above, if any?
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Is there an electrical safety program in your workplace? If yes, what are the main elements?
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What are the main electrical hazards?
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Do you know the standard NFPA 70E?
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Do you know the standard EN 50110?
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Is there an authorization and qualification process for electrical staff in your workplace?
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Is there any electrical safety procedure in your workplace? If yes, are you trained on its requirements?
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Is there a system in place to test and inspect the personal protective equipment in your workplace?
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What is the meaning of "working on live electrical equipment"?
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What is the meaning of "working near live electrical equipment"?
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What is the meaning of "electrically safe working condition"?
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Do you have a procedure or guidelines for permitting system to work on energized electrical equipment?
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Do you know the Approach boundaries to live parts? If yes, what are they?
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Is there any special personal protective equipment in your workplace for arc flash/ arc blast hazards? If yes, are you trained on them?
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Is there an electrical safety inspector in your workplace?
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Was a flash hazard analysis done to the electrical equipment in your work place?
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Do you have an insulated hand tools for electricians in your workplace?
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Is there a known and established safety-related maintenance requirements in your work place? If yes, what are the main elements & are you trained on them?
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Is there a known and established electrical installations safety requirements? If yes, what are the main elements & are you trained on them?
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Is there a systematic audit to be done internally to the compliance of electrical safety rules in your workplace?
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Was an audit done by external agent to your electrical safety rules?
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Does your company offer accessibility to learning resources for electrical safety?
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Is the electrical drawings up-to-date in your workplace?
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Do you have a lock out/tagout procedure in your workplace? If yes, are you trained on it?
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Do you have special electrical equipment in your work place? If yes, do you have a safety procedure for them & are you trained on the procedure?
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Do you have a systematic way for reporting, sharing and tracking electrical incidents?
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Who is responsible for isolating electrical equipment, racking out/racking in breakers in your workplace? Is he trained on the equipment design, associated hazards and required personal protective equipment?
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After completing the survey, please send it to the below contact by e-mail if possible; however, you can mail it or fax it if you want:
Mohammed R. Al-Qahtani
Electrical Specialist
Control System Engineering Dept.
Saudi Petrochemical Co. (Sadaf)
A SABIC & Shell Joint Venture
Jubail 31961, P. O. Box 10025, Saudi Arabia
Office: +96633573974
Fax: +96633573755
Mobile: +966559900300
E-mail:
Mohammed R. Al-Qahtani
Electrical Specialist
Control System Engineering Dept.
Saudi Petrochemical Co. (Sadaf)
A SABIC & Shell Joint Venture
Jubail 31961, P. O. Box 10025, Saudi Arabia
Office: +96633573974
Fax: +96633573755
Mobile: +966559900300
E-mail:
