New developments in electrical shock safety

New data has been developed on the level of shock current that a human can safely withstand. More accurate information has been developed on the impedance of the human body under shock conditions for different body shock-current pathways. An improved electrocution equation that relates a sure safe b...

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Published inProceedings of IEEE Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility pp. 22 - 25
Main Author Bridges, J.E.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 1994
Subjects
Electric shock
Electrical safety
Equations
Humans
IEC standards
Impedance
Laboratories
Lifting equipment
Performance analysis
Voltage
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Summary:New data has been developed on the level of shock current that a human can safely withstand. More accurate information has been developed on the impedance of the human body under shock conditions for different body shock-current pathways. An improved electrocution equation that relates a sure safe body current threshold with the amplitude, duration, and body current pathways has also been agreed upon. Safe limits for nonsinusoidal and higher frequency shock currents have also been noted. Information on how to mitigate and treat electrical burns and shock from high voltage lines is also becoming available.< >
ISBN:0780313984
9780780313989
DOI:10.1109/ISEMC.1994.385691