Electrical Safety at Home and Workplace

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ELECTRICAL SAFETY AT

HOMEElectricity is animportant part of

our daily lives !euse it from t"e

moment #e #a$eup and t"rou%"outt"e day As a result

sometimes #efor%et "o# po#erful

and dan%erous itcan &e



ELECTRICAL SAFETY :-Electrical safety means recognizing hazardsassociated with the se of electrical energy andta!ing "reca tions so that hazards do not"rod ce in# ry or death$

ELECTRICAL %A&AR'S :-Electrical hazards incl des a dangero scondition s ch that contact or e( i"ment fail recan res lt in electric shoc!) arc *ash + rn)thermal + rn or +last$



!"at are t"e levels of e'ect of current(

AC current(mA)

Effect on human body

1 Slight tingling sensation

2-9 Slight shock

10-24 uscles contract causing you to free!e

2"-#4 E$treme %ain & 'es%iratory muscles canbecome %aralysed

#"-)00 *sually fatal Cardiac arrest& uscularcontraction and ner+e damage

,)00 eath almost certain if sur+i+e .ill ha+ebadly burnt organs and %robably re/uiream%utations



,$ ' ./T "l g gro " ofelectrical e( i"ment/s intoone o tlet or e0tension cord$

It could dama%e t"e electricalsystem in your "ouse or evencause a )re1$ 2a!e s re all electric cordsare t c!ed away) neat andtidy$

*ets mi%"t c"e# on electricalcords+ and people mi%"t trip andfall3.Make sure all of the outlets used by yourappliances are grounded4.Never cut or alter a plug in order to get it to fitinto an electrical outlet



,o not use any electrical items in t"e&at"room unless speci)cally

desi%ned for use t"ere+ e% S"aversand electric toot"&rus"es Even #it"t"ese items "o#ever+ ta$e care notto %et #et and avoid plu%%in% andunplu%%in% #it" #et "andsFYI -./-year-old dies after %ettin%

electrocuted durin% s"o#er atHou%an% 0at T"e 1e# *aperSunday+ Au% 2.+ 34.5

,o not use dama%ed soc$ets+ replaceasap



.6AM* 2 round pinmains plu%1ormally usin% onlyfor A7C

.2 Amp 2 pin fused mainsplu% 8sin% forRefri%erators+ !as"in%mac"ines +micro #aveovens etc !"ic" "avemetal &ody or e9posedmetal parts T"us t"eappliances must &e

%rounded:eart"ed; toeliminate t"eelectrocution ris$3 6AM* 3 round-pin

usin% for electronicappliances suc" as

T<+ ,<, = audioSets



C"ec$ t"e ELC>?s :Safety device; functionality in every mont" &ypus"in% t"e test &uttonIf any mall function occurs contact *8> and ta$e necessary action toreplace t"e &rea$er

T"e replacement of ELC> must &e carried out &y a @uali)ed person



3%AT 3 4L' Y 4 ' I. A. ELECTRICALE2ER5E.CY

.; REMO<E THE SORCE OF *O!ER S8**LY

3; ASSESS THE SIT8ATIO1+ 1E<ER *8T YO8RSELF ATRIS

2; COMME1CE C*R :CAR,IO *8LMO1ARYRES8SCITATIO1; IF TRAI1E,

5; CALL THE EMERBE1CY SER<ICE 18M>ERS A1,1OTIFY THEM THAT IS A1 ELECTRICAL ACCI,E1T



ELECTRICAL SAFETY AT3 R67LACE



7 3ER 5E.ERATI . Tur&ines :2 1os; -.. <+3 D6M! :H<;

Essential Benerators:2 1os; - .. <+2 2M! +:H<;Emer%ency ,iesel Benerator 554<+. 6M! :L<;8*S and ot"er small po#ers 324<:L<;

'ISTRI84TI .:-Motors .. < :All H< system;

Transformers .. <7554:All T"e L< system; Step do#n Transformer Transformers 55475 4 :Turret; Step up Transformer Transformers 554<7324<8*S -324<

'IFFERE.T CATA5 RIES F 9 LTA5ES7RESE.T I. F7S





Arc 8last :- A dangero s condition associated withthe e0"losi e release of energy ca sed +y an electrical arc

d e to either "hase to gro nd or to a "hase fa lt$

• Cause – S"ort Circuit caused &y #or$in% on ener%i ed e@uipment

• ,ropped Tool: Can &e avoided &y usin% rated insulated tools andrated **E;

–

Occurs in milliseconds – TempG 24+444 de%rees Fa"ren"eit – Air e9pands very violently

• .6 tons of pressure





SAFETY *RECA8TIO1S

,;7ermit to wor! system$1;7ro"er <SA and RA

=;Awareness of the wor!inge( i"ment$>;L T In "lace$

?;6nowledge a+o t the +o ndaries$@;7ro"er 77E Rated oltage;B;Signs and +arricades$



LOTOG- Refers to a safety procedure t"at ensuresdan%erous mac"ines and ener%y sources are properly

s"ut o' and not une9pectedly start-up &efore t"ecompletion of Jo&















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