I'm an electrical engineer and have been asked a question because I've had some involvement with explosive atmospheres (ie vapours and dusts possibly igniting because of a spark or other heat source). Somone is importing and storing about 12 by 5 litre (About 60 Litre total or about 16 US...
I have been asked to justify my recommendation that protective multiple earthing (PME) should not be used in a quarry environment. My initial justification is that differnet items in a quarry could be in close proximity (2 conveyors for example) but with different earths causing a potential...
I'm looking for a comprehensive readable book on electrical engineering. I work in safety, so it would need to cover all bases without going too far into formulas etc. I thought I saw that McGraw Hill published exactly what I was looking for but I couldn't find it when I went searching the web...
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Question for Maramite. Do you know why the HSE dropped their 1990 Code of Practice to replace them with the 2008 Guidelines shown above?
Qustion for Zogzog-I hear FOP tests can be difficult and there are other grounding tests that could be used. Any info?
I'm in the process of preparing guidelines to the quarrying industry on electrical issues. Has anyone any general experience of quarry electrical safety that's peculiar to that industry and should be covered?
