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Electrical wiring hazards
Electrical wiring hazards

should never be understated and proper precautions must be employed at

home or work place in order to protect people who use these facilities.

For one, a power system should never be overloaded because it is very

dangerous - fires and fuse malfunctioning can occur. Appliances should

only be plugged into the wall with dry hands as they can get destroyed.

Aluminum wiring is a safety hazard that

should never be used in the electrical system of a house. Prior to the

seventy's, the metal was a reliable material used in powering a house

and commercial building, but it was found to be hazardous in that it was

conductive just like the metal copper. Aluminum is a very light metal

that expands and contracts based on the voltage passing through it. High

heat can melt it and this loosens the electrical connection causing

fires in the home.

Digging around cable lines can be dangerous and the employee working

through this kind of condition can use a cable locator to find hazards

and permanently mark them. They should then avoid working close to these

regions and if they have to work close to them, they should ask that the

main power switch be turned off. If it cannot be turned off, a

specialist should be consulted in order to provide advise on how to

proceed with the job at hand.

Employees who work around power cables should be very cautious

and their employers should perform risk assessments in order to avoid

placing their employees in harm's way. Danger signs are precautions that

should be used by employees and should never be disregarded.

Compensation for accidents that occur in well signed places can be

considered frivolous by a judge in a court of law.

Cables are usually brightly colored and each color shows the amount of

voltage being carried. However, one should never assume that all color

coding are the same in all countries as they tend to differ. Pure water

is known to be a poor conductor of heat, but elements like minerals and

acids in it can make it a good conductor of heat. This is why people are

asked not to touch electrical wiring whilst having wet hands. Dry wood

is a poor conductor of heat and is usually employed in electric shock

cases to cut the current from the person thus saving their life.

Electric shocks can be damaging to the organs and tissues of the body

and their effects are usually dependent on the path taken by the

electric current, the amount of time that the person is exposed and the

voltage size of the current. Lightning poses a similar risk and that is

why individuals are advised to stay away from trees which are good

conductors of heat when wet.

Unsafe environments and work practices that are not safe are part of

the reasons why electrical wiring hazards exist. Some ways to counteract

these accidents involve using of insulation, grounding and wearing of

protective devices for those who work around such areas. Insulators such

as rubber or plastic are poor conductors of heat and therefore stop or

reduce the amount of current.The type of insulation used should factor

in the voltage passing through as well as temperatures and other

environmental factors.

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