Electrical Safety – Eisner Safety Consultants

Dangerous Voltages out in the Open (Contact Voltage)

leoeisner — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:58:31 +0000

There is a danger that is out in the open (on our sidewalks, at playgrounds, the little league baseball park, etc.) and most people don’t even know what it is.

Including myself til a little while ago when I read a post, on 30 Aug 2012, at the CertAssist Blog which is a Product Safety Blog. This is not my typical post but I thought it is important enough to pass on to help more people to become aware of this danger. The issue about Contact Voltage is a great example of why proper insulation, grounding, and preventative maintenance are extremely important in design of electrical devices including street lights, traffic lights, medical devices and any electrically conductive metal that may be close to electrical power or has electrical power running thru it, or near it.

Thank you Cherie Forbes from CertAssist for this blog post.

QuadTech 5th Ed. Electrical Safety Testing Guide

leoeisner — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:51:48 +0000

The QuadTech 5th Edition Electrical Safety Testing Guide is a useful document to help you understand the basics of Leakage Current and Dielectric Tests for 60601-1 and for additional standards. This document is a useful resource for understanding some of the basics of electrical safety testing. To obtain this document click here.

NFPA urges public awareness of electrical safety – Electrical fires leading cause of home fires

eisnersafety — Fri, 28 May 2010 06:19:40 +0000

NFPA urges public awareness of electrical safety – Electrical fires continue to be a leading cause of home fires http://ht.ly/1R0vO