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The effect of transitory current on the human body (TM-ETR-111)

Last updated on 23 April 2013 10:01

The report describes a brief study into the effect of suddenly earthing a man when he is in an electric field. This situation could arise when someone climbing a ladder in the neighbourhood of energised overhead line equipment suddenly makes contact with earthed metalwork. In this situation a...

Author(s): Holmes R.

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1978

United Kingdom

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