electrical safety

We've talked about Home Electrical Safety, High Voltage & Effects of electric current in the human body. As a serious cause of death in-of-itself, and by causing sudden cardiac arrest, we want to assure our readers understand the dangers of working with electricity at home and at work. Anyone who works with electricity quickly develops a healthy respect for anything that could possibly be...

We have talked about High Voltage and the Effects of electric current in the human body  - we also offer Electrical Safety Training for the workplace (as well as electrical safety training materials) - but what about at home? Some home electrical safety tips: Never overload outlets, power strips, multi-plug adapters or extension cords. Use light bulbs with the correct wattage for...

We talked about the effects of electrical current on the human body as it relates to burns and cardiac arrest. But what about Electrical Safety in general? ELECTRICAL SAFETY Because electricity is all around us, having some type of working knowledge of hazards, and emergencies attributed to electricity is important. Since electricity lights up our homes, powers much of the...

Here's an interesting one. One of our Instructors was teaching a class recently, and during the burn first aid portion of the class and a student asked what the effects of different types of electrical shock were. This is a good question - electrical shock will indeed create burn injuries (often at both entry and exit points and even internal...