The document outlines safety precautions for electrical work. It states that safety requires cooperation from all workers involved. Workers must be aware of safety rules and regulations and work in a disciplined manner while wearing appropriate clothing. The work area must be neat, clean, and well-illuminated before beginning work. All voltage levels should be considered dangerous, and circuits must be confirmed dead before touching them for any work. Proper permits and safety markings are required, and unauthorized people should be kept away from work areas. Workers should take additional precautions in damp areas and avoid working on live circuits during storms.

1. Presented by
Dr. R. RAJA, M.E., Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, Department of EEE,
Muthayammal Engineering College, (Autonomous)
Namakkal (Dt), Rasipuram – 637408
MUTHAYAMMAL ENGINEERING COLLEGE
(An Autonomous Institution)
(Approved by AICTE, New Delhi, Accredited by NAAC, NBA & Affiliated to Anna University),
Rasipuram - 637 408, Namakkal Dist., Tamil Nadu, India.
Safety Precautions for Electrical System

2. Safety Precautions for Electrical System
 Actual safety requires whole hearted cooperation, from all levels of workers
involved in the work.
 It is need not to say, that all the people engaged in the electrical work should
well aware of all safety rules and regulations related to the work they are
executing.
 The workers executing the work should be extremely disciplined. Electrical
work should not be done by wearing loose dresses.
 Before starting the work, the working place should be made neat and clean.
 The place should also be sufficiently illuminated before work. All levels of
voltage should be considered equally dangerous.
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3.  Even the voltage levels which cannot produce electrical shock should also not
be ignored.
 We shall first confirm the circuit is dead before touching it for repairing
maintenance and any others works.
- We have to switch off, isolate and properly earth the circuit before doing
any work with the circuit.
- We shall only execute the work after getting properly issued work permit
from the concerned operating personal.
- The work permit can only be issued after making the circuit completely
dead, isolated and earthed.
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4. - We must display Danger Board at the place of work.
- We should not allow any unauthorized person to enter in the working
place.
- We should not put any new equipment into the service without necessary
testing by authority.
- All electrical equipments, bays, circuits, should be identified by properly
viewable labels to avoid any mistake.
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6.  We should not work on electrical circuit during heavy lightning storm.
 We should wear shoes having sewn soles, preferably insulated rubber soles.
 We should not wear suspenders, arm bands, with metal buckets or other metal
parts. We also do not wear metal key chain or metal keepers for key rings or
watch rings outside the clothing during work. We should always, take extra
precaution while work in extra damp area.
 When there is a hurry to do the work, the tired and exhausted workers should be
avoided to do so.
 We should not toss the tools or working materials to other person. It is better to
deliver the tools and materials hand to hand.
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7.  We should not keep any tools at the edge of equipment cabinet or structure
from where these may fall off.
 We should not do anything which may startle the person working in hazardous
condition.
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8. Thank You
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