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Electrical safety

Electricity can kill or severely injure people and cause damage to property. However, you can take simple
precautions when working with or near electricity and electrical equipment to significantly reduce the
risk of injury to you, your workers and others around you. This section provides a summary of those
precautions.

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What are the hazards?

The main hazards of working with electricity are:

• electric shock and burns from contact with live parts

• injury from exposure to arcing, fire from faulty electrical equipment or

installations

• explosion caused by unsuitable electrical apparatus or static electricity

igniting flammable vapours or dusts, for example in a spray paint booth

Electric shocks can also lead to other types of injury, for example by causing a fall from ladders or
scaffolds etc.

What do I have to do?

You must ensure an assessment has been made of any electrical hazards, which covers:

• who could be harmed by them

• how the level of risk has been established

• the precautions taken to control that risk

The risk assessment should take into consideration the type of electrical equipment used, the way in
which it is used and the environment that it is used in.

You must make sure that the electrical installation and the electrical equipment is:

• suitable for its intended use and the conditions in which it is operated

• only used for its intended purpose

In wet surroundings, unsuitable equipment can become live and make its surroundings live too. Fuses,
circuit-breakers and other devices must be correctly rated for the circuit they protect. Isolators and fuse-
box cases should be kept closed and, if possible, locked.

Cables, plugs, sockets and fittings must be robust enough and adequately protected for the working
environment. Ensure that machinery has an accessible switch or isolator to cut off the power quickly in
an emergency.

Maintenance

So far as is reasonably practicable

This means balancing the level of risk against the measures needed to control the real risk in terms of
money, time or trouble. However, you do not need to take action if it would be grossly disproportionate
to the level of risk.

, you must make sure that electrical equipment and installations are maintained to prevent danger.

Users of electrical equipment, including portable appliances, should carry out visual checks. Remove the
equipment from use immediately and check it, repair it or replace it if:

• the plug or connector is damaged

• the cable has been repaired with tape, is not secure, or internal wires
are visible etc

• burn marks or stains are present (suggesting overheating)

Repairs should only be carried out by a competent person (someone who has the necessary skills,
knowledge and experience to carry out the work safely).

Have more frequent checks for items more likely to become damaged (eg portable electrical tools and
equipment that is regularly moved, or used frequently or in arduous environments). Less frequent
checks are needed for equipment less likely to become damaged (eg desktop computers etc).

Visual checks are not usually necessary for small, battery-powered items, or for equipment that works
from a mains-powered adaptor (laptops or cordless phones etc). However, the mains-powered adaptor
for such equipment should be visually checked.

Consider whether electrical equipment, including portable appliances, should be more formally
inspected or tested by a competent person. Also think about the intervals at which this should be done.

An HSE leaflet Maintaining portable electrical equipment in low-risk environments can help you decide
whether and when to test portable appliances in low-risk environments.
Tapos electrical safety rules - To play it safe around your home, just remember the rules for using
electricity the right way. 1. DON'T plug a bunch of stuff into one outlet or extension cord. It could
damage the electrical system in your house or even cause a fire. 2. Make sure all electric cords are
tucked away, neat and tidy.

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Teachers and Parents

Top 10 Rules for Electric Safety

To play it safe around your home, just remember the rules for using electricity the right way.

1. DON'T plug a bunch of stuff into one outlet or extension cord.

It could damage the electrical system in your house or even cause a fire.

2. DO ask grown-ups to put safety caps on all unused electrical outlets.

Covering outlets will also help save energy by stopping cold drafts.

3. DON’T yank an electrical cord from the wall.

Pulling on a cord can damage the appliance, the plug or the outlet.

4. DO make sure all electric cords are tucked away, neat and tidy.
Pets might chew on electrical cords, and people might trip and fall.

5. DO ask a grown-up for help when you need to use something that uses electricity.

6. DO look up and look out for power lines before you climb a tree.

The electricity can go right through the tree branch - and right through you!

7. DON'T ever climb the fence around an electrical substation.

If a ball or pet gets inside the fence, ask a grown-up to call the electric company - they'll come and get it
out for you.

8. DO remind your mom or dad to watch out for power lines when they're using a ladder, chainsaw or
other outdoor equipment.

9. DO keep electrical stuff far away from water.

Most electrical accidents around the house happen when people use electricity near water.
10. DON’T fly a kite near power lines.

The kite and the string may conduct electricity