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80% of the electrically related accident incidents and fatalities among "qualified workers" are due to arc blast/arc flash!
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Grizzy

80% here Grizzy?

Does this also follow suit in countries that incorporate RCD or similar protection?

[This message has been edited by sparky (edited 03-09-2003).]

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85% of all round number statistics are made up...

I find it hard to believe that 80.000% of electrical accidents are arc related...

Maybe if it said 79.965% or 80.072%, then it would be more believable.

I still think cuts are the number one hazard for us, anyway.

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Besides, the big money we all enjoy compared to our counterparts is because of the risks we take. Get rid of the risks, and surely, this would be a minimum wage job.

Frankly, I can't handle any more wage cuts, so the riskier the job, the better.

well Virgil, i would say that we have a riskier environ that elsewhere, given Trumpy's insightful post (et all) re; methods, field practice, life safety installation, etc.

The picture painted portrays a wide gap bettween what is instituted vs. what is beuracratic wind

The latter which i've always taken as proportional to the 'lack of' here