(December 2012) Fort Lesley J. McNair is a United States Army post located on the tip of Greenleaf Point, the peninsula that lies at the confluence of the Potomac River and the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. To the peninsula's west is the Washington Channel, while the Anacostia River is on its south side.
In many industrialized countries, where the number of deaths from work-related accidents has been falling, deaths from occupational disease, notably asbestosis, is on the rise. Globally, asbestos alone is responsible for 100,000 occupational deaths per year.
The most common cause of arc flash accidents is human error. Regardless of how much electrical experience the employee may have, phase-to-phase and phase-to-ground contact often happens because an employee is distracted while performing energized work.Another typical cause is failure to use an insulated tool.he most common cause of arc flash accidents is human error. Regardless of how much electrical experience the employee may have, phase-to-phase and phase-to-ground contact often happens because an employee is distracted while performing energized work.