ELECTRICAL

SAFETY
Basic Information
Why is it so important to work
safely with or near electricity?
 The voltage of the electricity and the
available electrical current in regular homes
has enough power to cause death by
electrical shock or electrocution. Even
changing a light bulb without unplugging
the lamp can be hazardous because coming
in contact with the “hot” or “live” part
could kill a person.
ELECTRICAL SHOCK

 Electric shock occurs

when the body becomes a
part of an electric circuit.
The electrical current must
enter the body at one point
and leave at another.
 The human body is a
good conductor of
electricity
 Is a dangerous
physiological effect
resulting from the passing
of an electric current
through a human body. It
Electrocution is
may cause injury to the
death caused by
skin or internal organs
electric shock!
What do I need to know about
electricity
 Electricity can either be “static” or
“dynamic”. Dynamic electricity is the
uniform motion of electrons through a
conductor (this is know as electric current).
Conductors are materials that allow the
movement of electricity though it.
 Static electricity is accumulation of charge
on surfaces as a result of friction.
Dynamic electricity is the flow of an
electric charge through a conduction
point. Commonly referred to as
electric current
 WHAT IS A HAZARD?
 A hazard is a
situation that poses a
level of threat to life,
health, property, or
environment. Most
hazards are dormant, or
potential, with only a
theoretical risk of harm;
however once a hazard
becomes “active”, it can
create an emergency
What is an Electrical Hazard

 An electrical hazard is a dangerous

condition where a worker can or does make
electrical contact with energized equipment
or a conductor.
 From that contact, the person may sustain
an injury from shock, and there is a
potential for the worker to receive an arc
flash, burn, thermal burn or blast injury
Electric shock

 prevent you from releasing your grip from a

live conductor
 throw you into contact with a higher
voltage conductor
 cause you to lose your balance and fall
 cause severe internal and external burns
 kill you.
Electric arc flash
 The minimum
current that a human can
feel is 1 milliampere
(.001). The current can
result in damage of tissues
or fibrillation if it is high
voltage. When a person is
affected by an electric
shock it can lead to:
 Collapse of the person
 Severe muscle
contractions
 Respiratory system can
be paralyzed, and heartbeat
can stop
 Can cause death of
tissues at the entry and the
exit points of the current
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