LRD guides and handbook October 2024

Health and Safety Law 2024

The EAWR aim to prevent death and injury from electrical shock, burns, fire, arcing or explosion. The HSE explains that electrical arcing (sometimes called a “flashover” or “arc flash”), perhaps as a result of a short circuit caused by unsafe working practices, can generate intense heat leading to deep-seated and slow-healing burns, even if it persists for a short time. The intense ultraviolet radiation from an electric arc can also cause damage to the eyes.