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Electrical Hazards and Safety precautions

 What are the hazard and safety priorities?

Electrical Hazards exist everywhere - in almost every workplace and in the home. A common cause of electrocutions are:

  • Making contact with overhead wires
  • Undertaking maintenance on live equipment
  • Working with damaged electrical equipment, such as extension leads plugs and sockets 
  • Using equipment affected rain or water ingress

What are the types of injury?

  • Burn
  • Shock 
  • Arc
  • Fire
  • Explosion

How do you respond to electrical incidents?

If you come across a person receiving an electric shock:

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