In Episode 38 of “EC&M Asks,” a video series featuring subject matter experts (SMEs) answering reader-submitted questions regarding popular electrical topics, Lanny Floyd, P.E., discusses what type of workers are most at risk of electric shock and arc flash injury — and why this may include more people than you may think.
“EC&M Asks” is a video series that enlists the technical expertise of our brand’s subject matter experts to answer our readers’ most pressing electrical questions. Posted twice per month, these quick videos offer Q&As on topics related to various installations, applications, and troubleshooting scenarios. When our readers ask, EC&M answers.
Lanny Floyd, P.E., is a life fellow of IEEE, principal consultant for Electrical Safety Group, Inc., and adjunctprofessor in Advanced Safety & Engineering Management at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is also retired from DuPont.