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THE SECOND CULTURAL DAY IN ENGINEERING COLLEGE Wadi Al- Dawassir. Electrical safety. Saed ben Mohamed Al-Khaled Dossary Dr. Omar Mohamed Abdullah. Thursday March, 6th 2014. contents. Definition of Electric Safety. Electric Shock. Electric Current and Human Body.
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THE SECOND CULTURAL DAY IN ENGINEERING COLLEGE Wadi Al-Dawassir Electrical safety Saed ben Mohamed Al-Khaled Dossary Dr. Omar Mohamed Abdullah Thursday March, 6th 2014
contents • Definition of Electric Safety. • Electric Shock. • Electric Current and Human Body. • Factors affecting the Electric Shock. • Deliberate uses of Electric Current. • References.
Definition of Electric Safety • Electric Safety: Electric safety manes to have safe living and working areas.
Electric Shock • Occurs upon contact of a human body part with any source of electricity that causes a sufficient current through the skin , muscles or hair .
Factors affecting the Electric Shock • Body Resistance , and it’s average value is :R=1800-2000 Ω. • Age. • Point of Entry . • Skin : dry or wet . • Body Mass.
Deliberate uses of electric current • Medical uses. • Entertainment . • Law enforcement and personal defense. • Torture . • Electric chair an official means of punishment (USA).
References • Http://en.wikipwdia.org/wiki/electric-shock. • John Cadick et.al” Electric Safety Handbook” third edition , Mc Graw Hill ,2005, ISBN 0-07-145772-0 ; p.1-4.