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ELECTRICAL SAFETY

HAZARD CYCLE
Provide feed back Define work scope

Work within controls

Analyze Hazard

Implement Hazard control

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENTS
Equipments pertaining to all kinds of distribution and utilization of electrical energy

POWER SYSTEM CONTROL

It means the main controlling agency which controls & coordinates all switching operations of entire network (sub transmission and distribution)

EARTHING
Earth means conducting mass of earth or a conductor, strip, wire connected to it through small impedance. A system grounding electrodes consisting of inter connected connectors buried in the earth to provide a common ground for electrical devices and metallic structures

OBJECTIVES OF EARTHING
The basics of safe grounding are: 1. To design and construct system that is capable to carry current under normal and fault conditions to ground. 2. The earth path should be capable of handling magnitude and duration of current as per the overcurrent protection of the system without any fire or flash or explosion. 3. Persons in the vicinity of earthed structures and installations shall not be exposed to the dangers of electrical shocks.

DOS
1) Before replacing a lamp or handling a fan, make sure that the supply is switched off. 2) Place Safety Tagging or other warning boards on main switch before commencing work

DOS
3) Before working on any circuit or apparatus, make sure that the controlling switches are open and locked. 4) Always treat circuit as live until you have proved them to be dead, the insulation of the conductor may be defective.

DOS
5) Cultivate the habit or turning your face away whenever the flash or an arc may occur. 6) Test rubber gloves periodically. 7) Place rubber mats in front of electrical switchboard.

DOS
8) Always obey the safety instructions given by the person in-charge 9) Ensure that all portable appliances are provided with 3 pin plug and socket connections. Also the metal work of the apparatus is effectively earthed.

DO NOTS
1) Do not close any switch, unless you are familiar with the circuit which it controls and know the reason for its being open. 2) Do not touch or tamper with any electrical gear or conductor, unless you have made sure that it is dead and earthed. High voltage apparatus may give leakage shock or flash over even without touching.

DO NOTS
3) Do not work on live circuit without the orders of the authorized person. Make certain that all safety precautions have been taken. 4) Do not disconnect earthen connection or render it ineffective of the safety gadgets installed on mains and apparatus.

DO NOTS
5) Do not place any part of your body in circuit either to ground or across the terminal when making a connection or doing operation. 6) Do not touch an electrical circuit when your hands are wet, bleeding from a cut or have an abrasion. 7) Do not wear loose clothing, metal watch straps, bangles or finger rings while working on appliances

DO NOTS
8) Do not touch the circuit with bare fingers or hand or other makeshift devices to determine whether or not it is live. 9) Do not use a lamp in a metal holder fixed to the end of a loose flexible wire as a portable hand lamp. 10) Do not hang clothes and such other things on electric fittings

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