Scope: The Electrical Safety Committee is responsible for all matters within the scope of the IAS in which the emphasis or dominant factor specifically relates to occupational hazards of electrical energy. Topics include, but are not limited to: hazard phenomena, inherently safer design, work practices, risk assessment & control, and electrical safety management.

Objectives: to advance the state of the art in methods and technologies that contribute toward prevention of occupational electrical incidents and injuries; and to promote and support electrical safety activities in IAS committees, technical activities and IAS chapter activities.

Primary Conferences:

IAS Electrical Safety Workshop

Affiliated Conferences:
International Electrical Safety Workshops are in planning. Check back for further information.

Past Conferences

  • IEEE Electrical Safety Conference, Bogota, Colombia, September 25th-27th, Chairs Professor Gustavo Arias Guzman and Professor Gustavo Andress Ramos with assistance from Miss Laura Camilla Avella, Mr. David Perez Atertua, Miss. Samara Martinez Jacome. Mr. Sebastian Montealegre Sterling, Mr. Victor Manuel Villa Carmona, Mr. Alejandro Velasco, Mr. Brayan Arley Botina Ordonez and Mr. Christian Armando Chamorro Melo.
  • IEEE Electrical Safety Conference, San Jose, Costa Rica, May 22nd-24th, Chairs Ing. German Moya, Ing. Juan Carlos Chavarría, Ing. Ismael Lopez and Ing. Claudio Muñoz.

Future conferences (contact chairs to participate as soon as possible)

  • IEEE Electrical Safety Conference, Guatemala City, Guatemala, 4th quarter 2025; Chair Erik Rosales e.rosales@ieee.org


Primary Publications:

• IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications
• IEEE Industry Applications Magazine

Committee Leadership 2024-2026:

• Dennis Hill, Chair
dennis.hill@ieee.org

• Paul Sullivan, Vice Chair
paul.b.sullivan@ieee.org

• Eva Clark, Secretary
evaclark@ieee.org

• Daniel Doan, Past Chair
doan@ieee.org

Committee Governance:

Committee Bylaws
Committee Operating Manual
Workshop Organizing Committee Operating Manual

Organizing the IEEE IAS Electrical Safety Workshop,
an international forum for changing the electrical safety culture,
is one activity of the IAS Electrical Safety Committee.

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