Electrical safety at Workplace

What is Electrical safety?

Electrical safety deals with industrial safety practice of workers that helps to handle and maintain electrically powered equipments. It provides a set of guidelines to be followed by the workers to mitigate electrical hazards and controls dangerous causes at the workplace. Electric current can severely injure people and cause equipment damage, but the chance of danger can be minimal by taking simple preventive measures while working at workplace.

7 common electrical hazards at workplace

• 1. Overhead power lines: The electric power lines usually have high voltages that cause major burns and electrocution to workers while touching the cables out of their knowledge.
• 2. Using damaged tools: Cracked wires, cables, and cords result in high equipment damage and may produce electric shocks while operating that device.
• 3. Inadequate wiring and overloaded circuits: Using wires at the wrong size for connecting the current causes overheating and fire.
• 4. Exposed electrical parts: It includes improper lighting, open power distribution units, and detached insulation parts on electrical cords, which causes potential shocks and burns.
• 5. Improper Grounding: Improper Grounding highly increases the unwanted voltage and produces risk.unwanted voltage and produces risk.
• 6. Damaged insulation: While using damaged insulation, metal wires inside the cable get exposed. When a person touches the exposed wires, they could be electrically shocked.
• 7. Wet condition: Operating electrical equipment at wet locations highly increases the risk of electrocution.

The Do’s & Don’ts of Electrical Safety:

Do’s:

• 1. Wear Proper Protective Equipment while performing the electrical-contact task.
• 2. Unplug the wires before repairing any electrical devices.
• 3. Check the contact points of electric circuits are enclosed.
• 4. Use one hand while working where the other hand may be placed at your side or in the pocket to avoid the chance of current passing through your chest.
• 5. Use insulated materials to free from fire hazards.

Don’ts:

• 1. Don’t try to modify any permanent connections of test equipment without the knowledge of the relevant supervisor.
• 2. Don’t cross-check the high voltage electric circuit, which is not isolated.
• 3. Don’t try to probe or fix electrical equipment with objects like pencils where metallic substance produces the electric shock.
• 4. Don’t place any liquids near the switchboard or any electrical devices.
• 5. Don’t place the electrical equipment in a very cold place, and try to keep it in a condensed place.

Benefits of Electrical Safety Training:

• This training ensures the workers learn various types of electrical risk, how it occurs, and what safety protection is needed at the workplace.
• It enables the workers as qualified to perform maintenance and repairs of electrical equipment.
• It helps employers to reduce medical expenses, liabilities, workplace accidents, and the cost of maintaining the equipment.

Electrical Safety Training at Green World Group:

Green World offers numerous safety training for every industrial worker, which helps to equip themselves from various potential risks. Our Experts Training will help you to gain practical knowledge on workplace hazards that an employee may encounter in their working environment.

Green World has a presence in 195 Countries.