Electrical hazards in the workplace and your Industrial electrican Adelaide
February 13, 2014Electricity is invisible – this in itself makes it dangerous. It has great potential to seriously injure and kill. The average person can receive critical injuries as a result of even very short exposures to everyday 240-volt single-phase alternating current supply voltages.
Major electrical risks exist when insulation protection is not maintained in a safe condition or is placed in a hostile environment causing it to fail.
Circuit breakers and fuses provide some protection at times when sufficient current causes them to operate in the following situations:
- short circuits between live parts
- between live parts and exposed metal parts.
However, circuit breakers do not provide reliable personal protection when one or both protections fail. These failures could be due to a lack of regular maintenance by your industrial electrician Adelaide, mechanical damage or being operated in hostile environments.
Remember that in your place of business it is essential to manage workplace electrical safety as an integral part of your day-to-day operations in order to ensure the integrity of electrical installations and for the safety and well being of your workers. Let Ned Kelly Electrical, your industrial electrician Adelaide, carry out regular workplace safety checks for peace of mind and the safety of your staff.
