Article | REF: D5101 V2

Prevention of Electrical Accidents - General Information

Author: Christian ATLANI

Publication date: August 10, 2018, Review date: May 10, 2021

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6. Glossary

Accident; accident

Unexpected event or series of events leading to death, injury, loss of system or service, or environmental damage.

Electric shock; electrical schock

Unexpected event or series of events leading to death, injury, loss of system or service, or environmental damage.

Courant électrique; electrical current

Movement of a set of electric charge carriers, usually electrons, within a conductive material.

Short circuit; short-circuit

Accidental or intentional conductive path between two or more conductive parts forcing the electrical potential differences between these conductive parts to be zero or close to zero.

Electrical installation

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