How To Minimize The Risks Of An Electrical Shock onboard?

If you’re aboard a huge metal vessel with electricity running through almost every wall and floor while in the middle of a vast ocean, there’s bound to be some concerns about electrical safety. Electrical shock is one of the most common causes of work-related injuries and fatalities in the maritime industry. It’s must for all workers on a ship to understand and practice electrical safety.

Steps to minimise the risk of electrical shock
  1. Check all electrical motors, wiring, and switches, for...

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Measures To Minimize Hazardous Electrical Shocks On board

An electrical shock is the worst of all kinds of accidents on board ships. Author Anish lists out precautionary steps to minimize such on board risks for an article published in MarineInsight.

Reason for an electrical shock

Electrical wires and connections are present everywhere on ships and it is important to ensure that everyone is protected from getting any kind of electrical shock.

Moreover, it is said that a person on board a ship gets an electrical shock mainly due to its negligence and...

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