Designation:E2345–04StandardPracticeforInvestigatingElectricalIncidents1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2345;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversguidelinesfortherecognition,documentation,collectionandpreservationofpotentiallyrel-evantinformationandphysicalitemsinvolvingelectricalincidents,electricalinjury,and/ortheelectrocutionofindividu-alsinlowandmediumvoltageresidentialandindustrialinstallations.1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E620PracticeforReportingOpinionsofTechnicalExpertsE678PracticeforEvaluationofTechnicalDataE860PracticeforExaminingandTestingItemsThatAreorMayBecomeInvolvedinLitigationE1020PracticeforReportingIncidents2.2NFPAStandards:NFPA921GuideforFireandExplosionInvestigations3NFPA70EStandardforElectricalSafetyRequirementsforEmployeeWorkplaces3NFPA70NationalElectricCode32.3OtherStandards:ANSIIEEEStd81-1983IEEEGuideforMeasuringEarthResistivity,GroundImpedance,andEarthSurfacePoten-tialsofaGroundSystem4UL943ULStandardforSafetyforGround-FaultCircuit-Interrupters5U.S.DepartmentofLabor,OccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministration(OSHA)Title29CodeofFederalRegu-lations,29CFR,§1910.56U.S.DepartmentofLabor,OccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministration(OSHA)Title29CodeofFederalRegu-lations,(29CFR)SubpartS,29CFR1910.302through1910.399oftheGeneralIndustrySafetyandHealthStandards7U.S.DepartmentofLabor,OccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministration(OSHA)Title29CodeofFederalRegu-lations,(29CFR)SubpartK,Electrical29CFR1926.400through1926.408oftheConstructionSafetyandHealthStand...
