Electrical Safety Management System Principles and Practices

摘要

Outline: This evolution of Safety Management Systems in the electrical safety sector has progressed in the most recent 2015 editions of both standards and continues to gain momentum as the most effective and foundational way to manage electrical safety. NFPA 70E, CSA Z462, NESC, CAN/ULC S-801 and various other IEEE, ANSI, NFPA and CSA guidelines and standards will be heavily referenced to make a strong case to manage electrical safety in the Plan - Do - Check - Act spirit of ANSI Z10 and CSA Z1000. The concepts explaining why Safety Management System standards in fact fully support your Electrical Safety Program will be discussed. The parallels with integrating your Safety Management System concepts into your electrical maintenance management system will also be explored. The obvious terminology within the safety realm in the electrical sector is to say we work within the parameters of "electrical safety". As a foundational point within this paper I want to add one more important word and discuss "electrical safety management". I have said for years if we managed our financial system in our business units like we managed our electrical safety program will be still be in business? This is a core question and as obvious would depend on what your electrical safety program looks like, functions like and quite frankly how it is managed? There are those that do not have any form of electrical safety program and those that have electrical safety programs and may or may not need to manage them in a more efficient and robust process.