While working in electrical field, safety precautions cannot be compromised because electricity is dangerous to every life. The basic safety precaution that must be taken while working in electrical field has been listed below.
- Never touch any electrical equipment with wet hands.
- Never work on live line on wet place or wet machines or with wet equipment.
- Never use equipment with worn or damaged insulation or broken plugs.
- Always use insulated tools while working in the electrical fields.
- Always turn-off the mains before working on any machines.
- Always use dry and properly insulated tools and equipments.
- Always use electrical safety gloves, goggles and other electrical safety tools and devices while working in hazards situation.
- Always check the circuit and machine is de-energized before began working on it.
- Know about your country standard codes such as wire codes.
- Check GFCI (ground fault circuit interrupter) once a month.
- Perform preventive maintenance timely.
- Clean and lubricate the devices and machines periodically.
- Repair or replace damaged part as quickly as possible.
- Keep de-energized unused devices, machine and circuits.
- Use proper cooling system or give proper space for air circulation for heat generating devices and machines.
- Never use aluminium or steel ladder or always use properly insulated ladder or non-conducting ladder such as bamboo, wooden and fiber-glass ladder instead.
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