Skip to main content

Electrical Safety Tips











It’s vitally important to take safety precautions while working with electricity. Safety precautions can avoid accidents such as electrocution, fires, or explosions.Here are 10 electrical safety tips to help you maintain your family safety around the house, and to avoid electrical fires and accidents.
1- Never overload the sockets:-Never overload the sockets. Don’t plug a bunch of electrical appliances into one outlet or extension cord. It could damage the electrical system in your house or even cause a fire.

2- Keep electrical appliances away from water:-It’s so important to keep all electrical appliances away from water, and to make sure your hands are dry and you are not standing bare foot while touching anything electrical. In case of any electrical fire don’t use water to get rid of fire.

3- Repair or replace any blown fuse immediately:-If any electrical appliance repeatedly blows the fuse / trips a circuit breaker, disconnect it immediately. Either replace it with a new one or repair it by a licensed electrical worker. Like ALO Technical, ALO Technical provides proper tools and supplies to his professional electricians to get the job done.

4- Before using any appliance, check the cords for cut or damage:-Before using any electrical appliances, check the cords properly and make sure it doesn’t have any cuts and the points are not damaged. If you find any problem, don’t use it until the cord is professionally repaired or replaced.

5- Not to touch any electrical equipment with wet hands:-Make sure the wires are not touching anything wet like floor / side wall, while it is plugged-in. Also make sure your hands are not wet while dealing with electrical items.

6- Work safely with metal ladder near power lines:-Watch out for power lines while using a ladder, chainsaw or any other metallic equipment. Metal ladder should never be used when dealing with electricity.

7- Don’t repair energized equipment without the help of experts:-Never try repairing energized equipment. Always check that it is de-energized first by using a tester. Check all the wires, the outer metallic covering of the service panel and any other hanging wires with an electrical tester before proceeding with your work.

8- keep yourself safe in the kitchen from electrical hazards:-Never allow electric wires or cables to trail over kitchen appliances like toasters or stove tops. These are very dangerous and are hazardous for you and your family. Also, never put your finger inside the toaster with anything, especially with any metal.

9- Keep children safe from electricity at home:-Make sure your children do not walk in wet into the house directly from the rain or swimming pool. Your home is a place that is full of electrical sources and could pose a threat to their safety. Get them to dry out completely before entering the house.

10- Excavation work should be done carefully with the help of experts:-If you are digging or doing any kind of evacuation work on the earth you should take care to avoid damaging underground electrical cables. Underground electrical cables can be particularly hazardous. In such cases, people can be killed and injured by electric shock, electrical arcs (causing an explosion), and flames.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

5 Shocking Facts About SEO

There is a constant war which SEO strategy works better than other. Brands implement those according to need but some shocking facts might startle you in surprise and may drive you to rethink about the strategies!     1- There are more than 50% Chance of Getting on Top if Have Video on Landing Page:  The most popular search engine ‘Google’ is ranking the websites having videos on the first page of SERPs. It has been found from the studies that videos get 70% more attention than a text. Well, people like to trust the websites having videos as it creates a sense of authenticity. One advantage of video is that it can interact with the audience in a variety of creative ways. You can inform your audience in an influential manner if you are using video as message conveyor. People can easily share it on different media generating leads to your website.  2-  75% of Users Never Scroll Further Than the First Page:  It is a bitter fact but it is true. In thi...
Post a Comment
Read more

How to make PR work for you

The digital era has transformed global business needs and many PR agencies have been forced to dust off their cobwebs and adapt to the complicated world of online content. So is traditional PR still relevant I hear you cry? The short answer is yes! Getting your story heard in the digital age may seem daunting but the same rules still apply; good old-fashioned PR and the practices that made it so effective in the first place still at the very core of it all. Understanding exactly what media and messaging an audience wants to engage with is what matters most and all you really need to do is give things a digital twist to ensure your message is actually heard. But doesn’t PR cost a lot of money? The good news is that PR doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg.  You don’t need to appoint a flashy high-priced agency that delights in racking up big bills and bombarding journalists with countless emails that will probably go straight to spam. Here are five tips to get you started. 1-...
1 comment
Read more

Top 6 SEO Tips

SEO is the process of improving the visibility of a website in organic search results and is used to increase the amount of visitors to a website by obtaining a high-ranking placement in the search results of a search engine (SERP). SEOEXPERTS.AE  is one of the fastest growing companies in Dubai for SEO. Get in touch with us today to discuss how we can bring your website in googles’s first page. Here are some Seo tips that help to boost your SEO rankings. 1-   Finding the Right Keywords: Keywords play vital role in driving high traffic to any business website. Make sure you choose right keywords that will lead searchers to your site. Correct keywords are relevant to your goals in attracting the right audience and in receiving high number of enquiries. Ensure all your webpages are easy to navigate and filled with relevant keywords. 2- Focusing on Content: Content is king in Seo. Content should be rich in keywords that your customers use when searching...
Post a Comment
Read more