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Electrical For Docks & Boatyards

jar546

jar546

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Electrical safety is imperative no matter what environment you live in. However, there is a difference in fatalities between fresh and salt/brackish water. Which of the two, fresh or salt/brackish water, has more fatalities and why?
 
Just guessing, no research. Fresh water accidents. Salt eater conducts better, but there are more installations around fresh water so the opportunity for an accident is higher. Boat docks on lakes. Well pumps. Domestic water syatems. Standing on wet ground at an incorrectly grounded panel.
 
e hilton said:
Just guessing, no research. Fresh water accidents. Salt eater conducts better, but there are more installations around fresh water so the opportunity for an accident is higher. Boat docks on lakes. Well pumps. Domestic water syatems. Standing on wet ground at an incorrectly grounded panel.
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I guess it depends on how you want to make sure accidents. Obviously, this is true because of the frequency of work around fresh water compared to saltwater. However, a fairer comparison might be incidents per X number of hours working in that environment. In this case I'm guessing that saltwater would have a higher incident rate.
 
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