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Electrical Safety Signs and Symbols

Electrical Safety Signs and Symbols Electrical Safety Signs and Symbols The safe working procedure includes Safety precautions during the execution of work and shall the site shall be kept safe even after working hours are over. All safety gears should be wore by the working persons and the equipment must be handled in correct way. The instructions in simple form play a crucial role in such cases. But the time required to go through text material is more. During emergency, the time required to react is very less so safety sign play a very important role. You may Also Read: Objectives of Electrical Safety Terms Related to Electrical Safety Requirements of Safety Signs The requirement of safety signs are as below: >> It should be illustrative i.e.the person must understand its meaning easily. >> It should convey the instruction easily. >> It should be Pictographically so that it is easily understood by all persons. ...

Electrical Accidents

Electrical Accidents  Topic to be discussed in this article is mentioned below: 1. Meaning of Electrical Accident 2. Reason of Electrical Accident 3. What is I.S.I. Procedure? 4. How Electrical Accident can be Avoided? Explanation of all the topics: Electrical Accidents 1. Meaning of Electrical Accident Unknowingly or my mistake over confidence, unforeseen happening a person may touch a live part and current passes through his body and get a shock can be termed as electric al accident which may result body injury burning of part of body or a death of a person is termed as electric accident. 2. Reasons of Electrical Accidents Accident can also be to the system such as short circuit, saviour leakage current, breaking of live conductors on other conductor on earth wire, on animals, human beings. Accidents may be due to negligence in maintenance operation, over loading, water leakages etc. Accidents may be due to inferior mate...

Terms Related to Electrical Safety

Terms Related to Electrical Safety Terms Related to Electrical Safety (1) Safety Any method or technique or process which can minimize unwanted events or accidents is  called as safety. Industrial safety is mainly concerned with minimizing hazards in the industries. (2) Hazard Hazard is a potential condition a waiting to be converted into an unwanted event or  accident When the insulation on live conductor is worn out, or becomes weak, then short circuit takes place. Heat is produced, fire takes place, resulting into electric hazard. (3) Accident An unwanted event which can't be anticipated in advance may be termed as an accident. It is always a sudden process and not a gradual one.  As per factories Act 1948, an industrial accident has been defined as "an occurrence in an industrial establishment causing bodily injury to a person which makes him unfit to resume his duties in the next 48 hours. Electrical accidents are ...

Objectives of Safety

Objectives of Safety During Operation and Maintenance of Electrical Machine. Testing and maintenance of electrical machines is an important and critical job intended for safety of operating personnel surroundings, machines etc. Procedures for testing and maintenance of electrical equipment are well defined and abide by the I.E. rules. These rules are to be strictly followed. Objectives of safety during operation and maintenance of Electrical Machine Safety must be given top priority in the working process right from foundation, commissioning, testing, working and maintenance of the equipment. Objectives of Safety From this brief discussion we can write the objectives as follows: To take care of equipment and persons concerned. To take care of the premises in which equipment is located. To take precautionary majors in transportation of equipment. To take precautions in loading and unloading of equipments. To take primary inspections, that w...