ABSTRACT
Electricity is the most commonly used form of energy in the workplace and every day millions of workers are exposed to the risk of suffering an accident caused by electrical contact, which is a major concern (Cawley and Homce, 2006). This concern is present in working environments, not only due to the high number of electrical accidents suffered by workers on the job (Cawley and Homce, 2003; McCann,2003; Janicak, 2008; Chi et al., 2009; Chi et al., 2012), but also because of their severe consequences (Chen et al., 1998; Suarez et al., 2013). An example of the scope and severity of this type of accidents is evidenced in the study conducted by Cawley and Brenner (2012), which establishes that the percentage of fatal accidents due to electrical contact out of all accidents involving electricity is 25 times greater compared to accidents due to falls, which is considered to be the leading cause of occupational accidents.
