Electrical safety is important because electricity can cause serious injuries or death if proper precautions are not taken. Some key electrical hazards include electrocution, electrical shock, burns, falls, and fires. The most common electrical injuries are electrical shock, burns, and falls. It is important to avoid touching wires, use proper protective equipment, and disconnect power sources before helping victims of electrical accidents.

1. Technical College of Health
TCH
Electrical safety in the workplace
Prepared by:peshraw yaseen sharef
Supervisor: D.salar ibrahim ali

2. Electrical safety
Electricity is an important part of our modern
world and sometimes its easy to forget just
how dangerous it can be.
Given the correct circumstances, electricity
can cause serious injuries or even death.
Electrical safety

3. Hazard means:
• any potential or actual threat to the
wellbeing of people, machinery or
environment
Electrical hazard safety means:
• taking precautions to identify and control
electrical hazards
What does hazard mean?

4. Electrocution is the cause of 12% of all
workplace deaths among all workers.
Electrocution is the third leading cause of
work related death among 16 and 17 years
old.
Electrical safety

5. • Electricity travels in a closed circuit
• Electricity flows through conductors.
- water, metal and the human body.
The human body is a conductor
Electricity -how is works

6. Electrical shock
Burns
Falls
Death
fire
The most common types of electrical injuries are..

7. Touching a live wire and an electrical ground
Will cause a shock.
Electrical shock

8. • Received when current passes through the
body.
• -severity of the shock depends on:
• Path :of current through the body
• Amount: of current flowing through the
body
• Length :of time the body is in circuit
Electrical shock

9. • Electrical burn: Electric burns are not only
on the skin and can leave scarring, but
burns can also be internal as the electric
current travels through the bone and burns
surrounding deep tissue.
Burns

10. Electrical shock can also cause indirect
injuries. Worker in elevated location who
experience a shock may fall resulting in
serious injury or death.
Falls

11. • faulty wiring
Electrical-related hazards that can cause
electrical shocks, fires, or falls include

12. Mixing water and electricity

13. Use of overloaded or damaged plugs,
sockets or cables

14. Misuse of equipment or using equipment
which is known to be faulty

15. poor training

16. Incorrectly replaced fuses

17. Improper personal protective equipment

18. • Electrical shock hazards
Do not touch
Some electrical Safety Symbols

19. Some electrical Safety Symbols

20. Danger electrical shock

21. Low voltage does not mean
low hazard

22. What Should You Do if Someone is Shocked by
Electricity?

23. Disconnect the power source

24. Call for emergency services or 122

25. • Do not touch the person until you are
certain the power is off and they are no
longer part of the live current path. If you
touch the person, you could well be the next
victim.
Do not touch the victim

26. CPR or first aid start when you
know the power is disconnected

27. References
• https://medium.com/kickstarter/tech-
trends-mixing-water-and-electricity-
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• https://www.fallonsolutions.com.au/Handy
_Hints/why-water-and-electricity-dont-mix
References

28. references
https://www.safewise.com/home-security-
faq/common-electrical-hazards/
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