Work accidents prevention by risks assessments to 400 kV Tantareni power substation from Romania Daniel N. Fîță, Florin Mureșan-Grecu and Adrian M. Schiopu   2024/07/20

Abstract

Based on the principles of prevention, the employer must seek to eliminate risk at source and, in order of priority, to replace hazards through non-dangers, to separate or isolate areas where there are hazards, ensuring adequate collective and individual protection. However, workers from high and very high voltage power substations continue to be exposed to occupational hazards, suffering accidents at work and occupational diseases with significant repercussions on their health, on colleagues or National Power System. Accidents at work and occupational diseases are the unseen face of wage labor, industrialization and economic development. Unfortunately, they are most often the general concern of society when tragedies occur, as was the case with explosions, of collective accidents with many victims or of particularly dangerous incidents that could have had dramatic consequences. According to the Law on Occupational Health and Safety no. 319/2006, the event means the accident that caused the death or injuries of the body, produced during the work process or in the performance of duties, the situation of missing person or the accident of route or traffic, under the conditions in which employed persons were involved, the dangerous incident, as well as the case susceptible to occupational or occupational disease.

Authors and affiliations

Daniel N. Fîță(1), Florin Mureșan-Grecu(2) and Adrian M. Schiopu(3)

1. Strategic Studies of Energy Security Research Center, University of Petrosani. Universitatii street, no. 20, Petrosani (Romania)

2. Industrial Engineering Doctoral School, University of Petroșani. Universitatii street, no. 20, Petrosani (Romania)

3. Strategic Studies of Energy Security European Center of Petrosani. Universitatii street, no. 20, Petrosani (Romania)

Key Words

Work accidents, risk assessment, substation

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