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INFO ALERT:  35

DATE:  April 23, 1993


*** HAZARD SUMMARY: ELECTRIC SHOCK - GARLAND KETTLES ***  

A worker received a severe electric shock when he attempted to
activate a control panel switch on a 45 litre commercial cooking
kettle.  An internally mounted pressurized hose had become detached
from a pipe fitting, filling the adjoining electrical compartment with
water and immersing the electrical terminal block.  This caused the
kettle walls and the control panel to develop a voltage with respect
to ground.


*** LOCATION(S) AND SECTOR(S): ***

Commercial and institutional kitchen operations.


*** SUGGESTED PRECAUTIONS AND APPLICABLE SECTION(S) OF THE
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT: ***

All flexible water lines should be isolated from the electrical
compartment.

A 3-phase 208 volt Ground Fault Current Interruptor (GFCI) should be
incorporated into the circuit.

Section 25(h) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act states that an
employer shall:

     "take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the
     protection of a worker."



NOTE:     "Information Alert" is produced by the Occupational Health
          and Safety Branch, Ministry of Labour for use by Ministry
          inspectors, health and safety associations and other
          interested groups or individuals in Ontario.  The goal of
          this publication is to communicate hazard information as
          soon as it becomes available to prevent injury to workers. 
          Reproduction and use of these alerts is encouraged.


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