1. Electrical hazard
1.1 Legend and history of electrical hazards
Historians of science refer with complacency to biblical texts and ancient testimonies. The history of electricity has not escaped their investigations, and more specifically the electrical hazard.
The biblical texts contain an unexpected reference to the Ark of the Covenant as the first electrical machine. Subjected to electric fields which, in the desert zone, can reach several hundred volts per metre at 2 m above ground level, its metal frame could become charged to a dangerous potential, and strike down the godless, while remaining harmless to the priests enclosed in their Faraday cage made of gold threads woven into their garments. The ark was fitted with gold rings at each of its four corners, through which...
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Electrical hazard
Nature and scale of electrical accidents
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Bibliography
Standards and norms
- Guide pratique. Effets du courant sur l'homme et les animaux domestiques - CEI/TS 60479-1 - 2005
- Guide pratique. Effets du courant passant par le corps humain - CEI/TS 60479-2 - 2017
- Guide pratique. Effets du courant sur l'homme et les animaux domestiques - CEI/TS 60479-3 - 1998
- Exploitation des installations - EN 50110-1 - 2013
- Plant operation – National appendices - EN 50110-2 - 2010
Directory
Federations – Associations (non-exhaustive list)
Union technique de l'électricité et de la communication UTE http://www.ute-fr.com
French Standards Association http://www.afnor.fr
At the end of 2017, the merger between UTE and AFNOR was...
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