Electrical Safety

Plug Top: Three point in case of metallic body Two point in case of double insulated load tools.

Causes of electric fire,

1. Selection of improper equipment and material. 2. Electrical installation not in accordance with statutory requirement. 3. Over loading of equipment. 4. Maintenance negligence 5. Failure of insulation level. 6. Lighting 7. Water seepage 8. Static Electricity. Cable Routing, 1. All electrical cable should be run either over head ( 7 feet) or underground. 2. Layout map 3. Welding and power cable not to be overlapped

Colour coding of cable: Single Phase: Phase- Red Neutral- Black Earth- Green Three Phase Supply: Phases- Red, Yellow, Blue Neutral- Black, Earth - Green. LOTO: Lockout and Tagging of Circuits. Apply locks to power source after de energizing. Tag deactivated control. Tag de energized equipment and circuits at all point Tag must identify equipment or circuits being worked on . Manpower, Employ qualified electrician preferably B License Holder. Identification--- Red Helmet.

Register and Procedure

1 Isolators &ELCB Check Register 2. Lockout /Tag out, 3.Permit system

Primary Hazard
1. Electric shock 2. Electric Fire & Explosion 3. Electric Flash 4. Electric Burns

Secondary Hazards,
1. Person falling from height 2. Dropping of loads and objects 3. Health hazard due to release of toxic gas and UV rays 4. Psychological effects

Electric Shock:
It is a sudden and accidental stimulation of the human bodys nervous system as result of passage of electric current.

Severity of Shock 1. Duration of Flow 2. Path of Flow 3. Voltage 4. Type of energy 5. Amount of current 6. Resistance Body Area....... Dry Skin..........1,00,000 Wet Skin........1,000----- 5,000 Internal body Hand feet Ear to ear

400----- 600

ID = V/R=230/1,00,000 A {Dry condition} =0.0023A =2.3mA Iw=230/5000=0.046A =46 mA