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Inspect portable cord-and-plug connected equipment, extension cords, power bars, and electrical fittings for damage or wear before each use.What are some general safety tips for working with or near electricity? Do not enter an electrical power substation, or other marked areas.Shuffle at least 10 metres away from your vehicle before you take a normal step.Never let your feet separate or you may be shocked or electrocuted. Keep your feet together (touching), and move away by shuffling your feet.Keep your feet, legs, and arms close to your body. Never touch the vehicle or equipment and the ground at the same time. If you must leave the vehicle (e.g., your vehicle catches on fire), exit by jumping as far as possible – at least 45 to 60 cm (1.5 to 2 feet).Never try to rescue another person if you are not trained to do so.Wait for the electrical utility to come and they will tell you when it is safe to get out of your vehicle.Call 911 and your local utility service for help.If your vehicle comes into contact with a power line:.If you must be close to power lines, you must first call your electrical utility company and they will assist you.Check with both your jurisdiction and electrical utility company when working, driving, parking, or storing materials closer than 15 m (49 feet) to overhead power lines.
Recommended distances vary by jurisdiction and/or utility companies. What should I do if I think I am too close to overhead power lines?ĭo not work close to power lines.
Ultraviolet (UV) and infrared (IR) light emitted from the arc flash can also cause damage to the eyes. Thermal burns from the heat radiated from an electric arc flash.Contact burns from being shocked can burn internal tissues while leaving only very small injuries on the outside of the skin. Thermal burns including burns from heat generated by an electric arc, and flame burns from materials that catch on fire from heating or ignition by electrical currents or an electric arc flash.When the electricity arcs (jumps, or "arcs") from an exposed energized conductor or circuit part (e.g., overhead power lines) through a gas (such as air) to a person who is grounded (that would provide an alternative route to the ground for the electrical current).
When electrical current travels through our bodies, it can interfere with the normal electrical signals between the brain and our muscles (e.g., heart may stop beating properly, breathing may stop, or muscles may spasm). Direct contact with exposed energized conductors or circuit parts.These injuries can happen in various ways: There are four main types of injuries: electrocution (fatal), electric shock, burns, and falls. Humans are more conductive than the earth (the ground we stand on) which means if there is no other easy path, electricity will try to flow through our bodies. People are injured when they become part of the electrical circuit. What kinds of injuries result from electrical currents? This is action is also known as creating or completing an electrical circuit. When you plug in a device (e.g., a power tool), the electricity takes the easiest path from the plug-in, to the tool, and back to the power source. Electricity will form a "path" or "loop". The OSH Answers document on How Do I Work Safely - Static Electricity has more information.Įlectric current cannot exist without an unbroken path to and from the conductor. This contact/friction causes an accumulation of electrons on one surface, and a deficiency of electrons on the other surface. Note: Static electricity is accumulation of charge on surfaces as a result of contact and friction with another surface. This document is about dynamic electricity. Conductors are materials that allow the movement of electricity through it. Electricity can be either "static" or "dynamic." Dynamic electricity is the uniform motion of electrons through a conductor (this is known as electric current). All electrical systems have the potential to cause harm.