ELECTROCUTION
ELECTROCUTION
ELECTROCUTION
• The biggest, most devastating fires and explosions can be caused by the smallest of
sparks.
• Be that from a single low voltage torch battery, or a spark from a damaged extension lead
in a paint booth, or gas storage area, the effects can be the same – injury, death, and
damage.
• Electrical overloading, faulty and damaged equipment, and lack of adequate maintenance,
can all to lead to overheating in electrical equipment, causing it to become hot enough to
burn and inflict injury.
• So, as can be seen, electricity poses a very real hazard, particularly in the workplace. For
this reason most employers implement rigid risk assessment programs that consider the
risks, hazards, and dangers in a given area or during a specific process, to keep electricity
safe and protect lives and property.
Causes of Electrocution
• Faulty appliances.
• Damaged or frayed cords or extension leads.
• Electrical appliances coming in contact with water.
• Incorrect or deteriorated household wiring.
• Downed Powerlines.
• Lightning strike.
• If you touch a live electrical component, or wire, an
electrical current passes through the body and will try to
find a path to earth, and in doing so, blocks out the
electrical signals between the brain and the muscles,
resulting in what is commonly known as an electric shock.
An electric shock, in addition to being extremely painful
can result in
Symptoms of electric shock