Glossary
Prevention of Electrical Accidents - General Information
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Glossary
Prevention of Electrical Accidents - General Information

Author : Christian ATLANI

Publication date: August 10, 2018, Review date: May 10, 2021 | Lire en français

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6. Glossary

Accident; accident

Unexpected event or series of events leading to death, injury, loss of system or service, or environmental damage.

Electric shock; electrical schock

Unexpected event or series of events leading to death, injury, loss of system or service, or environmental damage.

Courant électrique; electrical current

Movement of a set of electric charge carriers, usually electrons, within a conductive material.

Short circuit; short-circuit

Accidental or intentional conductive path between two or more conductive parts forcing the electrical potential differences between these conductive parts to be zero or close to zero.

Electrical installation

All electrical equipment...

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