Tagged: electricity

Safety Tip of the Week – Working Around Electricity

Safety Tip of the Week – Working Around Electricity

 Working Safely Around Electricity Industry runs on electricity. It’s safe to use when you know what you’re doing and take proper precautions. When precautions are not taken, electricity can be a killer. The most common electrical hazard on today’s worksites is from the ground fault electrical shock. Electrical accidents are...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Working Safely Around Electricity

Weekly Safety Meeting – Working Safely Around Electricity

 Working Safely Around Electricity Industry runs on electricity. It’s safe to use when you know what you’re doing and take proper precautions. When precautions are not taken, electricity can be a killer. The most common electrical hazard on today’s worksites is from the ground fault electrical shock. Electrical accidents are...

Safety Tip of the Week – Avoiding Electrical Shocks

Safety Tip of the Week – Avoiding Electrical Shocks

  Always make sure electric tools and equipment is properly grounded. Always check to be sure the grounding system is complete. Use heavy duty grounded extension cords. Remember water and electricity don’t mix! Never work on or around a live electrical circuit. Treat every electric wire as if it were...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Avoiding Electrical Shocks

Weekly Safety Meeting – Avoiding Electrical Shocks

 Avoiding electrical shocks requires awareness of the hazards and a respect for this “Silent Killer.” The human body has a low resistance to electricity, making it, like most metals, a good conductor. Unlike metals however, the human body does not respond well when electricity passes through it. Physical results include...