While dealing with electricity, you may encounter several risks, including electrocution, mental trauma, skin burns, neurodegenerative disorders, and mortality from Ventricular Fibrillation. Every source of energy, if not appropriately regulated or handled, can put people who use it in grave peril.

When working with electricity, each electrician knows that it is very critical to make sure you follow all the safety measures. There must never be any compromise in terms of protection and so you must always come up with some basic preconditions to observe.

Here Are Some Of The Important Fundamental Rules You Must Follow When Working With Electricity:

• First and foremost, as you all know that water is a great conductor of electricity, it is critically important that you do not have water close to where you are working. Furthermore, you must ensure to dry your hands thoroughly before meeting any kind of electrical equipment.

• Before you attempt to mend any sort of electrical equipment, make sure you detach any live plugs and cut off the power source so that you cannot receive an electric shock.

• When working with sockets at an elevation, do not use a metal ladder, as if in the worst of situations, you meet an electric current, you will act as a conducting medium between the power source and the ground. This causes the electric current to flow through your body. Instead, use a wooden ladder.

• When working with electrical tools, electricians must make sure to remove all kinds of metal bands, rings, earrings and keep away pencils from the source as you may receive an electrical shock.

• Even if you know that the source may be neutral, always treat it as a live source, as prevention is always better than cure. Always keep a First Aid Kit with you nearby in case of any injuries or accidents. Furthermore, whenever you are working on any electrical circuit, make sure you wear the relevant non-conducting equipment, such as rubber gloves and eyewear.

• Before you begin carrying out your work, always take some time to examine your electrical tools and equipment. The time-to-time inspection is necessary to ensure they are safe to work with and have no loose wires, frayed cords, or any insulating part that has been harmed or even degraded.

• If your energized tools are damaged, do not attempt to fix them blindly. You must always confirm that the tool is de-energized using your specific tester; whenever a live or hot wire is touched with an electrical tester, the tester’s lamp illuminates, indicating that an electrical current is flowing through the line.

• Then, once you de-energize it before you start working with the damaged tool, check that all of its wires are intact and if not, use appropriate insulation to fix the damaged cables. If deemed necessary, then replace your damaged tool to prevent any fatality.

• Make sure that there are no liquids that are highly flammable near the electrical equipment, and if any sort of chemicals has spilled near or on the electrical equipment, ensure that you shut the power off from the mains.

• If an electrician has met any sort of live electrical wires or conductors, then do not touch the person or the equipment. Turn the mains off or use a leather strip to pull out the cord. If necessary, turn the mains off entirely before you proceed to engage. Furthermore, do not panic, and always remain calm in the case of any such accident.

In conclusion, as an electrician, you must always be aware of what’s around you and what you are going to work on. Since even the smallest of mistakes can cost you your life, or even somebody else’s life, so always stay cautious.