THE INFLUENCE OF CHEMICAL AGENTS ON THE TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND SAFETY OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AGAINST ELECTRIC SHOCK
European Journal of Materials Science and Engineering, Volume 9, Issue 3, 2024
PDF Full Article, DOI: 10.36868/ejmse.2024.09.03.201, pp. 201-208
Georgeta BUICĂ 1, Anca Elena ANTONOV 1, Constantin BEIU1,*, Remus DOBRA2, Dragoș PĂSCULESCU33, Lucian – Șerban CUESDEANU4, Marius George BUICĂ 1
1 National Research and Development Institute for Labor Protection “Al. Darabont”, Bucharest, Blvd. Ghencea no. 35A, sect. 6, Romania
2 “1 Decembrie 1918”, Gabriel Bethlen Str. No. 5, Alba Iulia, Alba, Romania
3 University of Petrosani, 20 Universitătii st., Petrosani 332006, Hunedoara, Romania
4 “SC Nakita Prod Comimpex SRL”, 1 Decembrie 1989 Str. No. 150, Targu Mures, Romania
* Corresponding author: costinbeiu01@gmail.com
Abstract
The research project’s primary goals were to develop occupational risk management protocols for people who perform maintenance tasks on electrical installations and, in turn, to develop new work tools designed to protect workers in those installations. The research project’s findings are presented in this paper. In order to check the behaviour of the safety characteristics of the protective equipment material under certain influence of professional risk factors, protective equipment materials were subject to tests. The components of in use or new electro-insulating equipment, were evaluated through sampling. Electro-insulating materials underwent dielectric, mechanical, attrition testing, and chemical agent application. The findings revealed the weakness of some electrical insulating materials whose declared duration of use exceeded five years after commissioning, necessitating the assessment of new technical standards for health and safety workplace.
Keywords: electro-insulating material, chemical agent, prototype
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