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Electrical Safety - 10 Quick Tips

Take a look at this at very basic but life saving tips on usage of your Electrical equipment and installations.

1. Never use any appliance or equipment with a wet hand or while touching anything wet. 



2. Unplug machinery and appliances before cleaning, inspecting, repairing, or removing something from them. This is the basic principal of lock out and tag out. Similarly any faulty electrical equipment must be switched off, plugs removed and tagged to warn others. 



3. Keep electrical equipment, machinery, and work areas clean. Oil, dust, waste, and water can be fire hazards around electricity. 



4. Keep access to panels and junction boxes clear. Know the location of fuses and circuit breakers.

A Junction Box

5. Switch off electrical equipment when not in use. Use only approved and tested appliances and equipment. 

A Kind Reminder
6. Move flammable materials away from electric sources and lights, especially halo lamps or high intensity lamps. 

Flammable Material

7. If you are not trained to work in high-voltage areas, do not enter them, even in an emergency but instead contact a qualified person to work on installations even on the low voltage equipment

A Qualified Person At Work

8. Make sure all electrical equipment is properly grounded. This does not apply to double insulated (e.g. casing made of plastics with no metal parts) appliances. 

Emphasis On Grounding/Earthing
9. Carry out routine maintenance on all electrical equipment to check that the plugs, sockets, cables and switches are in good working order. This include checking circuit breakers, earth faults RICBs. Never use any electrical equipment which had been stored for a long time (typically more than a year) without a thorough check by the serviceman. 

On-going Maintenance
10. Know what to do for electrical fires - Never use water directly.
  


We hope this will keep you safe. Remember to Read, Learn and Share.

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