Sensitise
about Fire and Electrical Safety 60 Min
Introduce the session. Introduce the
hazards and risks of electricity and highlight the dangers around electricity. Shocks
from faulty handling and equipment can cause severe and permanent injury or
even kill. Harm can be caused to any person when they are exposed to ‘live
parts’. Faulty electrical appliances can also lead to fires as well as causing
injuries and loss of life, equipment and property.
Ask the
participants about electrical accidents, what they are and what can happen.
Visual Aid 3.4.23: Electrical
Accidents
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Electrical
Accidents are
·
Failing
to address hazards or risks adequately.
can cause
·
Death: electrocution, fall due to
shock
·
Injuries: burns-shocks
·
Fire and explosion-or property damage
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Ask the participants
about electrical accidents, what they are and why they happen.
Visual Aid 3.4.24: Causes of
Electrical Accidents
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Causes of
Electrical Accidents
·
undertake maintenance on
live equipment
·
use
electrical equipment improperly
·
use faulty/damaged
electrical equipment
·
use wet equipment
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Note: Electrical hazards exist in
almost all workplaces
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