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Active in prevention for 40 years

International Section for Electricity, Gas and Water

1970

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Table of Contents

Greeting from the ISSA President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Greeting from the ISSA Secretary General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Taking the High Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Section Members’ Greetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7The History of the Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9The International Film and Multimedia Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

AppendixThe Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Ordinary Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Corresponding Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23International Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Imprint

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Over decades, the ISSA’s SpecialCommission on Prevention with its11 International Sections has been apillar for the prevention of occupa-tional risks worldwide. By providinggood practice, information, research,expert advice and platforms for ex-change the Special Commission andits Sections contributes significantlyto the ISSA’s dynamic social securityconcept, in particular with regard to social security policies that fosterpreventative approaches in a com-prehensive, integrated and multi-sector manner.

The International Section of theISSA for Electricity, Gas and Wateris a highly appreciated part of the ISSA’s prevention activities in socialsecurity, which is coordinatedthrough ISSA’s Special Commissionon Prevention. The Section has always been a valuable promoter of

good occupational safety and health(OSH) practices in the electricity,gas and water supply industries, contributing to ISSA’s overall man-date to promote and develop socialsecurity worldwide.

As the Section’s membership includes both social security organi-sations, sector organisations and OSH-experts, it provides a uniqueplatform of knowledge exchange and expert advice, which is, on theone hand beneficial for ISSA mem-ber institutions and, on the other, focussed on practical solutions toimprove safety and health directly at the workplace with a view to reducing occupational accidents and diseases.

I would like to congratulate andthank the Section and its membersfor 40 years of committed work and

Greeting from the ISSA President

Corazon de la Paz-Bernardo

President of the International

Social Security Association

technical advice provided to ISSAmembers and to the internationaloccupational safety and health community. I am convinced that theISSA’s new focus on proactive andpreventative social security providesa unique window of opportunity tocontinue these successful activitiesand to further promote the ISSA’sprevention activities worldwide formany more years.

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Safety and health at work lies at the heart of social security. The prevention efforts rendered by socialsecurity organisations to societyhave over the past led to a significantdecrease in occupational accidentsand diseases. This has not only saved millions of lives and preventedenormous human suffering, it hasalso helped social security institu-tions to better anticipate and managerisks and reduce costs for compen-sation and rehabilitation.

The prevention of occupationalsafety and health (OSH) risks hasconsequently been at the centre ofISSA activities for many decades led by the Special Commission onPrevention and its International Prevention Sections. These uniquesector-specific OSH-networks havecontributed significantly to the development of prevention world-wide due to the wide range of inter-national prevention events andknow ledge exchange. It thereforegives me great pleasure on the occa-sion of its 40th Anniversary to thankthe International Section for Electric-ity, Gas and Water for its importantcontribution to the ISSA’s preventionactivities over the past four decades.

As part of the Special Commissionon Prevention, the Section for Elec-

tricity, Gas and Water has demon-strated its capacity to promote prevention and to provide technicaladvice and assistance to its diversemembership in the sector. It has alsopublished numerous guidebooks onhow to manage occupational risksand has organised important ISSAevents. A special highlight is the Section’s organisation of the Film-and Multimedia Festival during thetriennial World Congress on Safetyand Health at Work, organised by theISSA in cooperation with the ILOand a national host organisation. TheFestival is widely cherished by thenumerous safety and health policymakers, experts and practitioners attending the World Congress andhas developed into a main ISSAevent, contributing to the promotionof a prevention culture on a globalscale.

Let me once again congratulate andthank the Electricity, Gas and WaterSection for 40 years of committedwork in the interest of the safety, health and wellbeing of workers inthe sector.

Greeting from the ISSA Secretary General

Hans-Horst Konkolewsky

Secretary General of the International

Social Security Association

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Taking the High Road

Rafael Torres Tercero

Vice-President

Martina Hesse-Spötter

Secretary General

Serge Curlier

Vice-President

Olaf Petermann

President

Rafael Torres Tercero

Vice-President

Martina Hesse-Spötter

Secretary General

Serge Curlier

Vice-President

Olaf Petermann

President

To contribute and gain experience, to gather and pass on knowledge, to obtain and offer solutions: This wasthe way that the Section’s founders formulated the operational principles of their work 40 years ago. Today,we are able to conclude – with no small amount of pride–that our consistent adherence to these “guidelines” has led to the tangible, beneficial application of the Section’s work for thousands of businesses and millionsof employees worldwide.

Above all, we can attribute the Section’s success to thededication of the specialists and leaders of its memberorganisations. This group of people believed and con-tinue to believe in the vision of the Section’s founders for a humane and safety-oriented working world. Theyhave worked tirelessly on the realisation of that vision,and continue to do so to this day.

Thanks to a network of communications that extendsbeyond borders and continents, and through its inter-national conferences, colloquia, seminars, workshops,roundtables and publications, the Section has become a “stock exchange” for knowledge and experience from all over the globe in the area of occupational safety andhealth in the electricity, energy, gas and water industries.

The high road – or best approach – in modern social policy, particularly in the area of occupational safety and health, is prevention. Along this road, the Sectionwill certainly encounter new challenges presented by theglobal processes of technological and socio-economicchange. The knowledge and experience gathered in 40 years of preventative work, a resource pool of triedand tested strategies, and the commitment of the actorsin the Section give us the assurance that the Section and its supporting members will be able to master thechallenges that the future brings.

Thanks and recognition is due to all of those people who founded the Section and to those who have accompanied it and moved it forward. To those who are preparing and travelling on this road toward the globalisation of preventative thinking, we wish you courage, confidence and many comrades-in-arms. Safety and health for working people all over the worldis our goal.

If you wish to accompany and support us on this journey, we cordially invite you to become a member of the Section.

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ENA would like to congratulate the ISSA Electricity Section for 40successful years. The meetings and

Sharing experience with our partnerorganisations is particularly crucialfor Switzerland since, given our limited resources in the area of pre-vention, we need to concentrate on

The Electro-Technical Council of Ireland (ETCI) congratulates the ISSA Electricity Section on

On behalf of all the members of the Korea Occupational Safety andHealth Agency, I send my sincerestcongratulations. Based upon theISSA Electricity Section’s rich experience for the last 40 years, Ihave no doubt that your esteemed

KOREAOCCUPATIONALSAFETY & HEALTH AGENCY

Section Members’ Greetings

David Smith, Chief

Executive of ENA

Noh, Min-Ki,

President of the Korea

Occupational Safety

and Health Agency

Dr. Robert Odermatt,

Head of Occupational Safety, Schweize-

rische Unfallversicherungsanstalt

(Suva – Swiss National Accident Insurance

Organization)

Gerard J.M. Buckley,

Chairman ETCI

association will greatly contribute to the improvement of occupational safety and health not only in Europe but also across the globe.The ISSA’s pioneering activities for occupational accident prevention in the areas of electricity, gas andwater, as well as information ex-changes in safety and health, havebeen a valuable help to our agency,which gained membership in the

ISSA in 2008.Furthermore, I look forward to closer cooper-ation and moreactive technolog-ical exchanges inthe future.

achieving 40 years of very valuableand beneficial work in the area ofelectrical safety. ETCI representa-tives have had the pleasure of work-ing with ISSA subgroups in the area of competency, and in particular,competency for live working. Wehave attended and contributed tomany conferences, seminars andworkshops organized by the ISSA.

We look forwardto working withyou again intothe future andwish all our colleagues at theISSA ElectricitySection well foranother 40 years.

the most important activities. Ourinterests are focussed on concreteexamples of preventative measureswith verifiable results, as well as onearly recognition of new hazards. We would like to express our thanksfor the valuable contacts we havemade in the ISSA’s Electricity Sec- tion and wish all our partners greatsuccess in the mutual advancementof occupational safety and health.

workshops that we have attendedover many years of membershiphave provided a great opportunity to learn lessons and share good practice with colleagues from allover the world. The expert techni-cal publications produced by theSection have proven very useful to our member companies. ENAlooks forward to continuing to

work with theISSA over thecoming years to address newhealth and safetyrisks affectingour sector astechnologies andwork practiceschange.

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The Czech Association of EnergySector Employers (CSZE) was established in 1991 and currentlycomprises 33 affiliate organisationswith approximately nineteen thou-sand employees. The members arecompanies in the field of electricityand heat production and distribu-tion, survey and assembly compa-nies and technical schools focussingon electro-technology. Within theCzech Republic, the Association is

Following the UNE’s initial contactwith the ISSA’s Section for Electricityin 1997, an international cooperativeeffort developed through the organi-zation of symposia, seminars, work-

Congratulations on your 40th an-niversary! ISSA’s Electricity Sectionhas succeeded in assembling a widespectrum of knowledge about thesafe usage of electricity from manydifferent countries, to developing

Jaroslav Neužil,

Executive Director,

Czech Association

of Energy Sector

Employers (CSZE)

a recognized professional and socialpartner of the state administration,Parliament and the trade unions.Through its membership in theISSA, the association not onlygained the opportunity to be in-formed about current internationalevents in the field of occupationalhealth and safety, but its experts also had the opportunity to share inthe processing of certain specificdocuments. Membership in the ISSA is regarded very highly by the professional energy sector public, in particular as a platform for obtaining current information andfor valuable exchanges of experience.

The presidiumof the CSZEcongratulates the ElectricitySection of theISSA on its 40thanniversary, wishing for the further continuation of its successfulactivity andcounting on further activecooperation.

Vicente de la

O Levy, Engineer

General Director,

Union Electrica de

Cuba (UNE – Cuban

Electrical Union)

shops, training sessions and inspec-tions in the areas of occupationalsafety and health in the productionand distribution of electrical energy.The results of this international exchange of experience were – andcontinue to be – especially helpful to Latin American organisations and companies in the prevention ofwork-related health and safety risks.As a member of the ISSA’s Section for Electricity, the UNE will continueits commitment to supporting theSection’s activities in Latin America

and theCaribbean in thefuture as well. One particularfocus of our cooperative projects will bethe training ofyoung people in working practices thatpromote safetyand health on the job.

Jost Keller, Head of

Professional Devel-

opment Team, electrosuisse – SEV Associa-

tion for Electrical Engineering, Power and

Information Technologies

knowledge further and making it available to its members in a concentrated form. Thus, as members of the Section, both Electrosuisse and I have been able to reap its benefits and establish numerous valuable contacts. Many thanks! We wish you manymore successful years of valuablepractice in prevention!

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The history of the ISSA Section for

Electricity extends back as far as the 1920s.

The History of the Section

The roots of the ISSA Section forElectricity, Gas and Water lie in mutual insurance, the collective response of 19th-century Europeanindustrial workers to illness, un-employment, disability and old age.Following the First World War, social insurance schemes developedrapidly in several regions, and socialprotection was included on theagendas of the newly-established international organizations. In May1927, for the first time, represen-tatives of mutual benefit societiesand sickness insurance funds wereincluded among the national dele-gations at the tenth International Labour Conference, meeting in Geneva. The agenda included the introduction of international regu-lations for the economic and healthprotection of workers by means ofsocial insurance schemes. A group of delegates decided to form an international association for the

purpose of developing and strength-ening sickness insurance through outthe world.

The International Conference of National Unions of Mutual BenefitSocieties and Sickness InsuranceFunds was launched in Brussels in October 1927. Delegates from 17 organizations came together, representing some 20 million in-sured persons in Austria, Belgium,Czechoslovakia, France, Germany,Luxembourg, Poland, Switzerlandand the United Kingdom. A Secre-tariat was established in Geneva.

In 1947, the organization became the International Social Security Association (ISSA). Today, the ISSAhas expanded into a truly worldwideAssociation, now bringing togetherover 330 organizations in 145 coun-tries. The key actors in prevention of occupational risks today are the

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Press conference with Jean Bessou,

Dr. Hermann Pültz, Dr. Leo Wildmann

and Prof. Franz Maresch after the

inaugural meeting

11 International Prevention Sectionsof the ISSA. Their activities cover a range of economic activity sectorsand fields: agriculture, the construc-tion industry, electricity, the chemi-cal industry, mining, machine andsystem safety, the iron and metal industry, health services, informa-tion, research and education andtraining.

The Founding of the Electricity Section

On 20 June 1970, the inauguralmeeting of the ISSA Section for the Prevention of Accidents and Occupational Illnesses Caused byElectricity was held at the hospital of the German Social Accident Insurance Institution in Frankfurtam Main. The minutes of the meeting state unemotionally: “Dr. Pültz greeted the meeting participants on behalf of the host organization, the German institutionfor statutory accident insurance and prevention in the precision engineering and electrical industry.He thanked Dr. Wildmann for his

action and initiative which madethis inaugural meeting possible. The growing importance of elec-tricity in industry, business and the home has prompted the Inter-national Social Security Association to grant priority to the founding of an ‘Electricity Section’ in order to promote occupational safety measures in this sector.”

The Secretary General of the ISSA in Geneva, Dr. Leo Wildmann, hadrecognized the necessity of creatinga solid basis for the concept of pre-vention in the ISSA. Professionally-oriented Sections, supported by skilled members, should take on this important humanitarian task.

Dr. Hermann Pültz, Chief ExecutiveOfficer of the Berufsgenossenschaftder Feinmechanik und Elektro-technik (German institution for statutory accident insurance andprevention in the precision engi-neering and electrical industry) whowas known for his outstanding commitment and creativity in thefield of prevention, laid the ground-work for the Section’s founding andassumed the office of President. Heserved in this position until 1980.The Section’s successful beginningsand the phase of development andexpansion that followed are thanksto Dr. Pültz’s initiative.

He received crucial support from hisfirst vice-chairmen, Jean Bessou, an

engineer from Électricité de France,and Prof. Franz Maresch of the Allgemeine Unfallversicherungs -anstalt Österreich (Austrian Work-ers’ Compensation Board) as well asfrom the Section’s first secretary, engineer Hans-Heinrich Egyptien of the Berufsgenossenschaft derFeinmechanik und Electrotechnikand the other founding members of the Section:

� Mr. Amir, Engineer, InternationalLabour Office, Geneva

� Dr. Diego Andreoni, E.N.P.I. – National Accident Prevention Institute, Rome

� Louis Cloquet, Association Nationale pour la Prévention desAccidents du Travail, Brussels

� José Manuel Elósegui, Associationfor the Prevention of Accidents,San Sebastian

� Svetislav Smiljanic, Engineer, Zajednica Zavoda za Zastitu naRadu, Niš

� René Troxler, Engineer, Suva –Swiss National Accident InsuranceOrganization, Lucerne.

Time did not stand still. In the past40 years, the world has changed to a degree that none of the founderscould have imagined. Every aspect of life – from technology to society,politics and economics – has beenaffected by this change. And ofcourse, the Section has been affectedas well.Excerpt from the minutes of the inaugural

meeting

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Providing and applying solutions

Despite some difficulties, the Sectiondauntlessly continued its work in theinternationalization of preventionmeasures in the electricity sector.

Under the leadership of PresidentsEwald Siller (1980-1994), ChristianLeichsenring (1994-2001), Dr. KlausRenz (2001-2005) and Olaf Peter-mann (since 2005) the Section hascontinued to follow the course itsfounders set, based on the followingprinciples:

� To contribute and gain experience � To gather and pass on knowledge � To provide and apply solutions

Interaction between its memberswas – and continues to be – themotor that drives the Section’s activ-ities. The members contributed theirknowledge and experience in occu-pational safety and health protectionin the electricity sector. Their prob-lems were the starting point for the creation of new approachesand solution models. The memberslearned from each other, engaged in constructive discussions, andeveryone benefited from the results.

Originally, the Section’s activitiesconcentrated mainly on conven-tional electrical risks such as electricshock and arcing. Later, it graduallyextended its interest to other areassuch as electromagnetic fields andionising and non-ionising radiation.

Protection from risks in the usageand distribution of gas, heat andwater became an additional field of activity in 1994, when the Be-rufsgenossenschaft der Gas-, Fern-wärme- und Wasserwirschaft(BGFW – German institution forstatutory accident insurance and

prevention in the gas, district heating and water supply sectors)joined the Section, prompting thechange of its name to “ISSA Sectionfor Electricity, Gas and Water”.

In addition to the traditional tech-nical problems, organizational and psychological aspects of occu-pational safety and health have increasingly been included in theSection’s scope, such as:

� occupational safety and health management

� management responsibilities� management techniques� basic and advanced training� influencing human behaviour� the role of the human factor in

accident prevention

Results of the Section’s Work

In the beginning, there was the journal “Bulletin”. In the first yearsof the Section’s existence, this wasthe medium for the exchange ofideas – between the members of theSection on the one hand, and withthe professional world on the other.

Since the mid-1980s, the Section has released brochures, safety regu-lations, guidelines and even filmswhich summed up its knowledgeand its findings. These materialswere produced in working groupsassembled by the board of directorsto focus on particular subjects andtasks. The brochure “The GoldenRules for Electrical Safety for theLayman” was widely distributed

throughout the world in a number ofdifferent languages. This publicationwas the result of a meeting of expertsheld in Madrid in 1979 to addressthe issue of educating laypeopleabout the hazards involved in work-ing with electrical currents. The engineer Hans-Heinrich Egyptienwas instrumental in its production.

Cooperation with Scientists

Internationally recognized resear -chers and experienced industry pro-fessionals supported the Section’swork by studying and evaluatingworkplace accidents and health hazards. Prominent among themwere Prof. Hans Schaefer, former director of the first Physiological

In 1989, an international working group

made up of physicians, physicists and

electrical engineers compiled the results

of the most recent research on the possible

biological effects of magnetic fields.

Eamon O’Flynn,

Chartered Engineer

Chairman ETCI

Safety Committee

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Dr. Jens Jühling,

Technical

Secretary of the

ISSA’s Section

for Electricity

The Guideline is currently being revised

to include the most recent findings.

Under the chairmanship of Dr. JensJühling, representative of the GermanInstitution for statutory accident insurance and prevention in the pre-cision engineering and electrical industry (BGFE), the Section’s boardconvened a working group entitled“Guideline for the selection of per-sonal protective clothing when ex-posed to the thermal effects of anelectric arc” which focussed on workclothing with reinforced electric arcresistance properties.

Together with experts from Austria,Canada, Finland, France, Germany,Spain, Sweden, the Czech Republicand the USA, the group’s main taskwas to carry out comparative tests ofelectrical arc action on work clothesused in the different countries forthe execution of electro-technicalwork and to evaluate the results. At the end of the study, the workinggroup published a “Guideline for the Selection of Personal ProtectiveClothing when Exposed to the Thermal Effects of an Electric Arc”.

Eamon O’Flynn, representative ofthe Electro-Technical Council ofIreland (ETCI) at the ISSA Sectionfor Electricity, explains why hehighly appreciates the workinggroups: “I was a member of the working group which developed the ‘Guideline for Assessing theCompetence of Persons Involved in Live Working’ under the chair-manship of John A. McLean, HSE(Health and Safety Executive UK).

Institute at the University of Heidel-berg and Dr. Dieter Kieback, thelong-time head of the Institute forthe Study of Electrical Accidents atthe German Institution for statutoryaccident insurance and prevention in the precision engineering andelectrical industry in Cologne.

Section Guidelines

Beginning in 1999, special workinggroups compiled concrete guide-lines for industrial practice based on findings from science, researchand the working world.

This was a very rewarding experi-ence, as it allowed me to apply my expertise in contributing to the maintenance of safety of liveworking methods used on electricitynetworks. When the Guideline wasproduced in 2003, this method ofworking was expanding across Eu-rope due to regulatory pressure forimprovements in supply con-tinuity, and contractors were be-coming increasingly involved in the activity. This is a potentially hazardous work activity, but per-fectly safe once the appropriate management systems are in place. I believe that this Guideline made a significant contribution to main-taining the high standards of safetyin live working during this time ofrapid expansion.”

The “Guideline for Assessing theCompetence of Electrically SkilledPersons” was developed under theleadership of engineer Dieter Seibel,BG ETEM (German Social AccidentInsurance Institution for the energy,textile, electrical and media productssectors). This was the first time that requirements for professionalqualification had been compiled atthe international level.

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Members of the working group “Portable

Electrical Equipment”

Top row, left to right: Al Beattie, Canada;

Heiner Kehne, Germany; Mihai Budan,

Romania; Hartmut Oelmann, Germany;

Jost Keller, Switzerland; Dr. Jens Jühling,

Germany

Bottom row, left to right: Joydeep

Mukherjee, Germany; Josef Fornusek, Czech

Republic; Raúl Arenas, Spain; Ger Buckley,

Ireland; Wolfgang Pechoc, Germany;

Zdenek Václavek, Czech Republic; Eamon

O´Flynn, convenor of the working group,

Ireland

responsibilities with regard to worker safety.

In Eamon O’Flynn’s opinion, theseguideline documents generally dealwith areas not directly covered bycurrent technical standards; thus, intime, they become the basis for newstandards. O’Flynn believes that hisinteraction with technical experts in working groups, as well as his attendance at the many useful seminars and workshops organizedby the Electricity Section, has ex-panded his own understanding andknowledge of safety issues.

Guides for Small and Medium-SizedEnterprises

Many prevention tasks have relevancefor a number of different Sections.Therefore, for some years now, theElectricity Section has been workingtogether with other sections on the pro -ject “EU 27” to develop special guidescovering multi-section subjects suchas, for example, the “Guide for RiskManagement in Small and MediumEnterprises – Identification and Evalu-ation of Hazards; Taking Measures –Noise ”. A list of the Section’s publica-tions can be found on page 26.

More recently, Eamon O’Flynn be-came the convenor of another expertworking group, charged with thetask of developing an internationalguideline on “Managing Safety in the Use of Portable Electrical Equip-ment in the Workplace”. The Guide-line was issued in April 2009 and represents another significant con-tribution to safety in the workplaceby the Section for Electricity.

International guideline documentssuch as those described provide essential information and guidanceto employers in fulfilling their

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In addition to technical subjects, the Second International Colloquium in Cologne in 1972

dealt with medical issues such as cardiological and neurological problems resulting from

electrical accidents.

As with many of the Section’s other events held in

Spain, long-time Vice President Florencio Muñoz of

the Asociación para la Prevención de Accidentes

Passing on Knowledge

The Section’s most important func-tion was – and continues to be – todisseminate the knowledge compiledand represented by its individualcommittees internationally, and toprovide the impetus for its practicalapplication. To this end, the Sectionhas organized colloquia, symposia,workshops and roundtable discus-sions, whose results have been dis-tributed in the form of brochures,and later as CDs and DVDs. All ofthe Section’s events owe their successnot least to the commitment of thelocal member organizations.Whereas the Section contributes its expertise and its connections tointernationally recognized experts,the local member organizations provide the professional componentin their respective countries and assume the major responsibility fororganization at the local level. This cooperative approach continues toprove successful.

The first International Colloquiumtook place in Vienna on 12-13 May,1971, parallel to the World Congresson Occupational Safety and Healthat Work. Over 300 participants focussed intensely on the issue of accidents involving electric currents.Specifically, they studied ways of examining this special type of acci-dent, how to record such accidentsstatistically, and how they can beprevented.

In the years that followed, colloquiawere held in Cologne, Marbella,Rome, Paris, London, Lucerne, Madrid and Dublin. The tradition of large colloquia with up to 500 participants ended with the twelfthInternational Colloquium in Dublinin 1997. Worldwide, the demand for large events dedicated to theissue of safety had changed; interestwas now focussed on smaller eventsconsisting of approximately 100 professionals, in which every parti-cipant could make an active contri-

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Practical exercises using

ladders and scaffolding

Safety experts from member organizations of the Section for Electricity at the German

Social Accident Insurance Institution’s Training Centre in Linowsee, near Berlin

bution to the discussions. The Section’s board and membership recognized this trend and reorientedtheir international communicationsstrategy accordingly.

The Internet

At around the same time, the Internet was opening up an entirelynew direction in worldwide com-munications. It offered outstandingopportunities for the Section and its partner Sections to distributeknowledge and information. Be-ginning in the year 2000, under theaegis of the Section for Electricity, a unified Internet presence was introduced for the 11 Sections aswell as for the ISSA’s Special Com-mission on Prevention, with a link to the homepage of the ISSA inGeneva.

From the beginning, the Section’swebsites attracted many visitors,

who were particularly interested inthe range of documents available fordownload in PDF format. In 2009,the individual Section websites wereintegrated into the redesigned portalof the ISSA in Geneva.

Training by safety professionals

Since 2003, the training of safety engineers at the German Social Accident Insurance Institution’sTraining Centre in Linowsee, near Berlin, Germany has been an important instrument for inter-national advanced training. By theend of 2009, a total of 140 employeesfrom Section member organizationsin Cuba, Peru, the Czech Republic,Mexico, Turkey, Canada and Koreahad attended these several days-longseminars on occupational safety atthe Training Centre in Linowsee.

(APA – San Sebastián) was an influential figure at

the Ninth International Colloquium in Madrid in

1987.

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In 1988, a professional group from the Section, including Dr. Klaus

Renz (left) and Section President Ewald Siller, led an informational

event on safety in the use of laser radiation with local professional

committees in Beijing.

Christian Leichsenring, President of the

Section from 1994 to 2001

In Nairobi in 1989, under the leadership

of Hans-Heinrich Egyptien, the Section

advised authorities responsible for

monitoring workplace safety in Kenya. In

1994, the Section tested and modified the

training programme “Train the Trainers”,

which it had developed for supervisors in

electrical engineering plants, at a seminar

in Nairobi which included representatives

of monitoring agencies, investigating or-

ganizations and supervisors from industrial

plants.

Activities worldwide

Like many other Sections, the Sec-tion for Electricity was founded byEuropean institutions. Its origins canbe attributed to the special value thathas been placed on occupationalsafety and health in Europe for over100 years. Logically, the activities of the Section and its member or-ganizations were initially limited tothe European region.

Expansion to other continents beganin 1988, with an event focussing onsafety in the use of laser radiation inBeijing. In 1991, a follow-up event,in the form of a symposium, washeld in Xi’an, China.

Under the presidency of ChristianLeichsenring (1994-2001), the Sec-tion intensified its cooperation withoccupational safety institutions inChina.

It was a stated goal of the ISSA Sections to make their knowledge of occupational safety and health us-able in countries which had not yetachieved the standards of the West-ern industrialized countries. Thus,for example, in 1989, the Section for Electricity served in Kenya as an

advisor to the authorities in chargeof monitoring workplace safety and for the Kenya Power and LightingCompany. Based on this experience,the Section developed a trainingprogramme for supervisors in elec-trical engineering plants which wastailored to the local conditions. The programme, called “Train theTrainers” was tested in a seminar inNairobi.

The European Union’s expansion toward the East presented the Sec-tion with a new task: The new EUmembers needed information andsupport in implementing the EU directives related to workplace safety.The Section took on this responsi-bility in the special area of electricalengineering, holding a symposium in Prague in 2003 and another in Vilnius, Lithuania in 2006.

Turkey is also showing increasing interest in the safety standards of the EU countries. A conference heldby the Section at the Ministry forEmployment and Social Services inAnkara in 2005 was enthusiasticallyattended by members of the industryand the ministerial bureaucracy. In succeeding years, the Section followed up on this event with work-

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Engineer Máximo De la Cruz Hernándes of Luz del Sur S.A.A. hosted the Second

Ibero-American Symposia, held in Lima, Peru in 2003.

Vilnius 2006: Prof. Jiri Silny of the RWTH’s Research Center for Bioelectromagnetic

Interaction in Aachen reports on the results of the latest research.

IV International Symposium on Electrical Safety – SISE – 2010, April 2010, Bogotá,

Colombia. On the podium left to right: Olaf Petermann, Dr. Jens Jühling, Dr. Andrés

Taboada from the Colombian Ministry of Mining and Energy, Dr. Sonia Montoy,

National University of Colombia, Favio Casas Ospina of Seguridad Eléctrica as co-

organizer of the Symposium

Ankara 2005: Lecture-Symposium on Oc-

cupational Safety and Health Protection

in Germany in cooperation with the Elec-

tricity Section and Turkish Ministry for

Labour and Social Security

shops for Turkish electrical powersupply companies in cooperationwith Turkish Section memberTEDAS.

With the first Ibero-American Symposium, held in Cuba in 2001,the Section expanded its activities toinclude Central and South America.Additional symposia were held inLima, Peru in 2003 and in Santiagode Chile in 2008. The fourth Ibero-American Symposium was held inApril 2010 in Bogotá.

What’s next?

The Section was formed on the initiative of European prevention organizations connected with theenergy supply and electrical engi-neering industries. The expansion of the European Union and the globalization of many firms led to the extension of the Section’s activities throughout Europe and on other continents.

In the future, the Section will conso-lidate its strengths better than ever,work in closer cooperation with otherSections and concentrate on the the-matic focal points of its activities:

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Olaf Petermann, President of the ISSA Section for Electricity, Gas and Water at the

opening of the Film and Multimedia Festival at the XVIII World Congress for Safety and

Health at Work in Seoul in 2008

� High- and low-voltage facilities � Electrical arcs � Electrical equipment � Electromagnetic fields � Laser radiation � Ionising radiation � Electrophysiology of electrocution � First aid for electrical accidents

and medical treatment of electricalinjuries

� Epidemiological studies of injuries � Accident statistics � Usage and distribution of gas,

water and heat � Occupational safety management � Modern safety training � Safety rules for professionals

and laypeople � Occupational safety in small

and medium-sized companies � Practical application of EU

guidelines

The Section’s expertise enables it toidentify new problems in these areasresulting from new developmentsand changes in technology. Thus, it constantly adapts its scope to newrequirements and challenges.

At the international level, the Section will focus its work outside of Europe in regions where it is supported by active members, forexample, in Central and SouthAmerica.

The most important task of the Section in these countries is to improve electrical safety standardsby providing advice on efficient prevention strategies and developingtraining programs tailored to theneeds of the countries concerned.

As ever, the interests of its memberswill continue to guide the Section’swork. In the process, the humanitar-ian aspect will always be kept at the forefront, as is so aptly stated in the preamble of the Seoul Decla-ration on Safety and Health at Work:

The ISSA’s Special Commission on Prevention

The ISSA Section for Electricity, Gas and Water provides intensivesupport for the international work in this Special Commission of theISSA. The “Special Commission onPrevention” is a commission of theISSA board of directors. It is made up of the presidents and secretariesgeneral of the eleven Sections and ofthe Secretary General of the ISSA inGeneva. It serves as a coordinatingbody for the combined and individualactivities of the Sections. Thus, in its“Declaration on Asbestos” presentedat the ISSA’s General Meeting in Beijing, the Special Commission onPrevention called upon all countries

to ban the production, trade andusage of all types of asbestos andproducts containing asbestos asquickly as possible.

At the meeting in Heidelberg on 12 December, 2008, Olaf Petermann,President of the Section for Elec-tricity, Gas and Water, took over the chairmanship of the SpecialCommission from Jean-Luc Marié of the ISSA Section for Research.

… Recognizing that improving safety and health at work has a positive impact on working conditions, productivity and economic and social development, Recalling that the right to a safe and healthy working environment should be recognized as a fundamental human right and that globalization must go hand in hand with preventative measures to ensure the safety and health of all at work, …

Excerpt from the preamble of the Seoul Declaration on Safety and Health at Work

Every three years, the Interna-tional Labour Organization(ILO) and the ISSA organize aWorld Congress on Occupa-tional Safety and Health in coop-eration with a host country. TheCongress is the major interna-

tional forum for all issues related to occupational healthand safety, regularly hosting over 3000 participants.

In connection with the XII World Congress in Hamburgin 1990, the Electricity Section first organized a Filmand Video Festival featuring occupational safety filmsfrom all over the world. The German institution for statutory accident insurance and prevention in the precision engineering and electrical industry has manyyears of positive experience in using films in its work on prevention prompted the section to call internationalattention to this medium. Thanks to the support of the well-known German television journalist and filmproducer Peter von Zahn, the first event was such a great success that the ILO and the ISSA decided to make the Festival a regular part of the World Congress.

In keeping with the developments in today’s media, beginning with the XV World Congress in Sao Paolo in 1999, the Festival has been expanded to includemulti-media products. The Information Section, with its base in Brussels, has since become a valued

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The International Film and Multimedia Festival

TV journalist and film producer Peter von Zahn was the most

influential juror at the first Film and Video Festival in Hamburg in

1990. Next to him on the podium is Dominik Galliker of the Swiss

National Accident Insurance Organization (Suva).

The 2nd Film and Video Festival was held in New Delhi in 1993

and enjoyed wide international participation.

Madrid 1996: The winners of the international competition for the

best film dealing with the subject of occupational safety and health

partner in the organization of the “Film and Multimedia Festival”.

Today, the festival provides influential safety and healthexperts from all over the world with an overview of allthe communications media resources that are availableon the subject of occupational safety and health: films,plays, documentaries, animated films, TV commercials,social media, multimedia, web-supported or computer-supported training exercises and virtual reality applica-tions. The 7th International Film and Multimedia Festi-val, held during the XVII World Congress in Seoul in2008, included 115 films and 50 multimedia presenta-tions from approximately 20 countries.

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Today, modern electronic presentation media set the tone at the

International Film and Multimedia Festival.

Dr. Klaus Renz (left), President of the ISSA Section for Electricity,

Gas and Water, and Marc de Greef, President of the ISSA Section

for Information, opened the International Film and Multimedia

Festival in Vienna in 2002.

At the opening of the Festival, Olaf Petermann, President of the ISSA Section for Electricity, Gas andWater stressed the importance of modern media in prevention work: “Pictures say more than words. In prevention, they help us encourage people to behavesafely.” Particularly in countries with emerging economies, the medium of film with its clear, pictorialmessages is a very useful tool for prevention.

The Working Group “Film” during preparations for the 8th Film and Multimedia Festival to be held in Istanbul in 2011

Left to right: Im Young-Hoon (KOSHA, Korea), Toni Röösli (Suva, Switzerland), Holger Zingsheim (Electricity Section), Peter Rimmer

(Chairman, UK), Laurie Jones (ISSA), Françoise Moulin (INRS, France), Vincent Aubert-Jacquin (INRS, France), Martina Hesse-Spötter

(Electricity Section), Andrew Smith (European Agency, Bilbao), Nicole Schulz (Electricity Section), Dr. Wilfried Friedl (AUVA, Austria),

Dr. Klaus Renz (Electricity Section), Gülcan Miyanyedi (Electricity Section), Berrak Atyla and Mustafa Birbenli (Ministry of Labour

and Social Security, Turkey).

The film jury consists of participants from eight different countries as one representative each from theILO and the ISSA. The jury is headed by Peter Rimmer,who served as Director of Information at UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for sixteen years.

The next International Film and Multimedia festival willtake place in connection with the XIX World Congresson Safety and Health at Work in Istanbul in 2011.

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Membership

The mission of the Section for Electricity, Gas and Water is the pro-tection of workers against accidentsand occupational illnesses due toelectricity and the distribution ofgas, heat and water. The Sectionbrings together institutions and individuals who are engaged in thepromotion of occupational safetyand health in these sectors. It hasmember organizations in variousEuropean and other countries,which actively support the Section in all of its activities.

The Section is eager to increase itsmembership in order to develop itsinternational support and fulfil itsinternational mission. Institutionswhich are interested in the Section’swork and able to contribute activelyto the realization of its tasks are welcome to join as members.

AdvantagesMembership in the Section for Elec-tricity, Gas and Water includes thefollowing advantages:

� Access to 40 years of expert knowl-edge and experience

� Free participation by one represen-tative of the member institution inthe international symposia

� Free subscription to the Section’spublications

� Cooperation in the working groups� The opportunity to solve safety

problems within the scope of theSection’s working programme.

Types of MembershipThe Section for Electricity, Gas and Water is composed of ordinarymembers and corresponding members.

Ordinary membersMembers of the ISSA as well as allnon-profit organizations who havecompetence in the subject matter ofthe Section are eligible for admissionto the Section for Electricity, Gasand Water as ordinary members.Also admissible are the safety de-partments of commercial enterpriseswhich are engaged in occupationalsafety and health activities on a non-profit basis.

Ordinary members are responsiblefor the Section’s functions and de-cide on its programme of activitiesin the General Assembly. The con-tribution for ordinary membershipamounts to EUR 650 per year.

Corresponding membersThe category of correspondingmember is open to organizationswhose objectives are consistent with those of the Section for Elec-tricity, Gas and Water and who arenot qualified to become ordinarymembers.

Individuals who are experts in theprevention of occupational risks due to electricity, gas, heating andwater may also become correspon-ding members. They belong to theGeneral Assembly in an advisory capacity.

Application for MembershipIf you are interested in becoming involved in our mandate and activi-ties, please post or e-mail an infor-mal application for membership specifying the main objectives ofyour organization to the Secretariatof the Section.

The Board

PresidentOlaf Petermann,Berufsgenossenschaft Energie Textil Elektro Medienerzeugnisse,Cologne, Germany

Vice-PresidentsSerge Curlier,Electricité de France, Paris, FranceRafael Torres Tercero,Fraternidad Muprespa, Madrid,Spain

Member of the BoardDr. Klaus Renz, BG ETEM

Secretary GeneralMartina Hesse-Spötter, BG ETEM

Technical SecretaryDr. Jens Jühling, BG ETEM

Traditionally the general managerand a senior officer of the “Berufs-genossenschaft” (German Social Accident Insurance Institution) areelected, respectively, as Chairpersonand Secretary General of the Sec-tion, since the Berufsgenossenschaftprovides the personnel and meansrequired for the functioning of theSection's Secretariat.

Former Presidents of the SectionDr. Hermann Pültz (1970-1980)Ewald Siller (1980-1994)Christian Leichsenring (1994-2001)Dr. Klaus Renz (2001-2005)

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AustriaAllgemeine Unfallversicherungs-anstalt (AUVA)Troger, [email protected]

BrazilFUNDACENTROReis, [email protected]

CanadaElectrical & Utilities SafetyAssociation

CroatiaHRVATSKA ELEKTROPRIVREDACaha, Vladimir [email protected]

CubaUnion Eléctrica de CubaMinisterio Industria BásicaLavín Hernández, Jacinto [email protected]

Czech RepublicCzech Union of Power Supply EmployersNeuz̆il, [email protected]

FranceeRDF – Electricité de FranceDirection RéseauCurlier, [email protected]

GermanyBerufsgenossenschaft EnergieTextil Elektro MedienerzeugnisseBG ETEM HauptverwaltungHesse-Spötter, [email protected]

BG ETEM Prüf und Zerti-fizierungsstelle des Fachaus-schusses ElektrotechnikMehlem, [email protected]

BG ETEMBranchenverwaltung Druck und Papierverarbeitung Boettcher, [email protected]

VDE-Ausschuss Sicherheits- und Unfallforschung (SUF)[email protected]

BG ETEMBranchenverwaltung Energie undWasserwirtschaftApsel, Axel [email protected]

RWE Energy AGNordhaus, [email protected]

Siemens AGCHR EHS OSDr. Ascherl, [email protected]

ABB AGKinzig, [email protected]

IrelandETCI Electro Technical Council of IrelandBuckley, [email protected]

IsraelIsrael Electric Corporation LtdBlumovich, [email protected]

LuxemburgAssociation d'Assurance contre lesAccidents – Section industrielleService de Prévention des AccidentsSeywert, [email protected]

PortugalElectricidade de Portugal, S.AManuel, Sérgio A [email protected]

Ordinary Members

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Republic of KoreaKorea Occupational Safety & HealthAgency (KOSHA)Park, [email protected]

RomaniaTranselectrica S.A.Pitesti Transmisson BranchBudan, [email protected]

SpainAsociación para la Prevención deAccidentes, APASilva Casal, [email protected]

ENDESA S.A.Servicio Prevención MancomunadoCaeiro Ríos, [email protected]

Fraternidad Mupresa MatepssTorres Tercero, [email protected]

SwitzerlandElectrosuisseKeller, [email protected]

SchweizerischeUnfallversicherungsanstalt (Suva)Röösli, [email protected]

TurkeyTEDAS Genel MüdürlügüDogan, [email protected]

United KingdomEnergy Networks AssociationCoyle, [email protected]

Corresponding Members

Chile Consejo Nacional de SeguridadGarcitúa Sepúlveda, [email protected]

ISTVillagran Calderon, Osvaldo [email protected]

ColombiaSeguridad Eléctrica Ltda.Casas Ospina, [email protected]

Cyprus Ministry of Labour InspectionLeandros, Nicolaides

Ecuador Sociedad Ecuatoriano de SeguridadSalud Ocupacional y Gestión Ambi-ental S. E. S.O.Castro Carrasco, Moises [email protected]

LithuaniaVilnius Gediminas Technical UniversityProf. Radzevicius, [email protected]

Mexico Comisión Federal De ElectricidadGerencia De Seguridad IndustrialGalicia Gama, Ariel [email protected]

Instituto de Investigaciones ElectricasMarceo Mijares, [email protected]

PanamaAutoridad del Canal de PanamáTello Spadafora, Igor [email protected]

Peru Luz del Sur S.A.A.Prevención de RiesgosDe la Cruz Hernández, Má[email protected]

Electro Sur Medio S.A.A.Gamboa Lizarraga, [email protected]

Electro Puno S.A.A.Calderón Yaurí, [email protected]

Electro Sur Este S.A.A.Valencia Delgado, Héctor [email protected]

Red Eléctrica del Sur S.A.Cruz Chalco, [email protected]

UruguayADM. NAL. de Usinas y Transmisiones Eléctricas UTECatarozzi, [email protected]

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International Colloquium 1971Vienna� Investigation of electrical accidents� Technical protection� Questions related to statistical

analyses of electrical accidents

International Colloquium 1972Cologne� Cardiological/neurological

problems associated with electricalaccidents

� Psychosomatics and psychology of accident victims

� Forms of treatment for burns� Safety precautions when working

on live parts� Practical consequences of the

statistical analysis of electrical accidents on occupational safety

� Practical application of the mainsafety principles

Expert Meeting 1974, Paris� Technical safety in electrical

facilities

� Information and training events in developing countries

� Biological effects of intensive electrical and magnetic fields

� Neurological aspects of electricalaccidents

� Medical consequences of the statistical analysis of electrical accidents

International Colloquium 1975Marbella� Effect of electromagnetic fields

on the body� Renal dysfunctions due to

electrical accidents� Dangers to the organism from

non-sinusoidal alternating currents � Safety rules for working in

electrical facilities � Protective measures for indirect

contact � Training of skilled electricians� Occupational safety in developing

countries

International Events

International Colloquium 1976Rome� Electronics and safety� General and specific hazards

in the use of electronic buildingcomponents and systems

International Colloquium 1978Lucerne� Safety for professional electricians� Basic and advanced training for

skilled electricians

Expert Meeting 1979, Madrid� Information for laymen on the

dangers of electricity

International Colloquium 1980Vienna� Electrical and magnetic fields� Arcs and atmospheric electricity:

Effects, risks and protective measures

Expert Meeting 1981, Dublin� Effects of electrocution and

necessary safety requirements

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International Colloquium 1983Cologne � Prevention of electrical accidents

by altering human conduct

Expert Meeting 1984, Haifa� Inspecting electrical facilities

International Colloquium 1985,London� Pre-professional training on

the dangers of electrical energy � Work safety for electrical and

non-electrical engineering � Protection from electrical arcs

International Colloquium 1987,Madrid� Organizational and technical

measures for workplace safetyusing electrical facilities and equipment

Expert Meeting 1988, Beijing� Safe use of laser radiation

Expert Meeting 1989, Nairobi� Training of authorities responsible

for monitoring workplace safety inKenya

International Colloquium 1990, Vienna� Radiation – Fields – Currents� Working safely with ionising

and non-ionising radiation andelectromagnetic fields

� Protection against electric shock

Expert Meeting 1991, Xi’an� Safe use of laser equipment in

research, industry and medicine

International Colloquium 1994,Paris� Management – Organization –

Technology� Measures to ensure safe working

with electricity, gas and other sources of energy

Expert Meeting 1994, Rome� Avoiding electrical hazards when

working with electrical equipment

International Colloquium 1997,Dublin� Electricity – Safety and Progress

I. Ibero-American Symposium 2001,Havana� Safety and health in the electricity

sector

II. Ibero-American Symposium 2003,Lima� Safety and health in the electricity

sector

Workshop 2003, Prague� Workplace safety and health in an

expanded Europe

Workshop 2005, Ankara� Workplace safety and health

International Colloquium 2005, Havana� Occupational health

Lecture Conference 2005, Izmir� Energy suppliers: Live working,

ma nagement systems, risk evaluation

International Symposium 2005,Dresden� Safety and health in the electricity

industry

Symposium 2006, Vilnius� Safety in electrical engineering

Symposium 2007, Toronto� Electricity, Safety and Health

Conference 2007, Luxemburg� OHS Systems in Europe –

Possibilities for coordination andimplementation in SMEs

Workshop 2007, Suzhou� Safety and health at work

Symposium 2007, Prague� Implementation of the EU

Framework� Directive on safety and health

at work

Conference 2008, Beijing� International Functional Safety

Standardization and ApplicationTechnology Forum

III. Ibero-American Symposium2008, Santiago de Chile� Safety and health in the electricity

sector

Safety Conference 2009, London

Workshop 2009, MumbaiIn cooperation with the NationalSafety Council, India� Occupational safety and health

IV. International Symposium on Electrical Safety – SISE – 2010,Bogota

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DVD* www* Printed Copy*

Language Language Language

Guides for risk assessment in small and medium-sized enterprises

Noise D E GB D E HR ROK D GB

Hazards Arising from Machinery and Other Work Equipment D E GB D E GB ROK D E GB

Chemical Hazards D E GB CZ D E GB SK GB E D

Slipping and Falling from a Height D E GB BG D E GB ROK E GB D

Mental Workload D E GB BG CZ D E PL ROK SK GB E D

Hazards Arising from Explosions GB GB GB

Hazards Arising from Whole-body and Hand-arm Vibrations D D GB D

Guidelines/Recommendations

Guideline for Assessing the Competence of Electrically Skilled Persons D E F GB D E F GB D E E F GB

Guideline for Assessing the Competence of Persons Involved in

Live Working D E F GB D E F GB D E F GB

Guideline for the Selection of Personal Protective Clothing When

Exposed to the Thermal Effects of an Electric Arc E D GB D E GB E D GB

Guideline on Managing Safety in the Use of Portable Electrical

Equipment in the Workplace GB GB GB

Recommendations to Promote Electrical Safety at Work D F GB

The 5 Safety Rules for the Electrical Expert GB

The Golden Rules for the Electrical Safety for the Layman GB

Documents

The occupational safety management system in a large

automobile industry supply company D GB

Electrical accidents: Hazards, health effects, first aid and medical care D

International Working Group of the ISSA Electricity Section

“Guideline on Managing Safety in the Use of Portable Electrical

Equipment in the Workplace” GB

Research on testing of textiles used in arc flash protection GB

ISSA Guideline on Managing Safety in the Use of Portable

Electrical Equipment in the Workplace – a brief outline GB

Electromagnetic fields – Effects on human beings and regulations D

* The table shows the languages in which each publication is available to read on line or order in print:

DVD: see following page

www: PDF file available for download at www.issa.int/prevention-electricity, Button: Resources

Printed copies may be ordered at:

http://www.bgetem.de/medien/startseite_medien.html,

Menu item “IVSS-Sektion Elektrizität”

or contact:

Secretariat of the ISSA Electricity Section

c/o BG ETEM

Gustav-Heinemann-Ufer 130

50968 Cologne, Germany

Email: [email protected]

International Section for Electricity, Gas and Water

International Section of the ISSA for Electricity, Gas and Water

c/o BG Energie Textil Elektro MedienerzeugnisseGustav-Heinemann-Ufer 130 | 50968 Köln | GermanyTel.: +49 (0)221 3778-6007 | Fax: +49 (0)221 3778-196007E-Mail: [email protected]/prevention-electricity