What are the safety rules for electricity?
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Electrical SAFETY Rules
safety policy: No operating conditions or
urgency of work can ever justify endangering
the life of someone.
1. SAFETY
PRINCIPLES
1.1 FIVE SAFETY PRINCIPLES
Before performing any job or work,
the following five safety principles must be considered.
1.
Know and identify hazard.
This means that what kind of hazard or
danger may exist in the work to be done. Generally two hazards exist in any
kind of work
to be performed in a grid station.
to be performed in a grid station.
i.
Electric hazard
ii.
Failing hazard
Sometimes mechanical hazard i.e.
hazard due to accidents closing / opening of work during work on breaker, also
exists. Electrostatic and
electromagnetic inductions are also example of hazards
2.
Eliminate or remove hard, if
possible.
Electric hazard must always be
removed by isolating the circuit, grounding, bonding, use of caution notice and
line teasing etc.
3.
Control or reduce hazard, if it
cannot be removed.
4.
Minimize injuries by use of
approved protective gears when hazard is out of control.
5.
Minimize severity of injury, if an
injury occurs.
This is accomplished
by use of first aid and artificial respiration.
1.2 EXAMPLE
Job is to
replace a defective light fixture.
What two hazards
exist in this job?
i.
Electric hazard and
ii.
Falling hazard
a.
Electric hazard must be removed
b.
Falling hazard should be
controlled
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