Electricity And Water Safety

Never touch a fallen overhead power line.

Electricity and water safety.

Vital information in english and spanish is provided to more than 250 000 people annually to help keep families and children safe around water and electricity. The truth about shock. Take extreme care when using electrical appliances or equipment near a swimming pool pond water feature dam or creek. With summer in full swing nfpa and electrical safety foundation international esfi are joining forces to remind people about the potential electrical hazards that exist in swimming pools hot tubs and spas.

Never assume that a wire is safe to touch even if it is down or appears to be insulated. Birds power lines. Electricity can kill or severely injure people and cause damage to property. This section provides a summary of those precautions.

The basic guidelines regarding safe handling of electricity documented below will help you while working with electricity. Avoid water at all times when working. Water is an excellent conductor. Safety must not be compromised and some ground rules need to be followed first.

The current then passes through the body causing paralysis and results in drowning. Call the electric utility company to report fallen electrical lines. Electrical safety and water electrical safety office www electricalsafety qld gov au jag 14 5376 leisure time and water go well together but water and electricity don t. Bare feet and wet skin lower the body s electrical resistance meaning that the effects of an electrical shock on a person in or near water are likely to be more severe.

Assume that all overhead wires are energized at lethal voltages. However you can take simple precautions when working with or near electricity and electrical equipment to significantly reduce the risk of injury to you your workers and others around you. Only use electrical equipment via a safety switch. As a reminder it s important to keep all electrical appliances away from water and to make sure your hands are dry and you are not standing in water when you touch anything electrical.

Srp safety connection is an outreach program that aims to educate the public about safety issues. If you shoot water at a power line electricity can travel. Electric shock drowning esd can occur when faulty wiring sends an electrical current into the water. If equipment is not designed to operate in water make sure it cannot fall or slide in.

You can become electricity s path to the ground if you are touching water that touches electricity. Electrical hazards can cause burns shocks and electrocution death. Electricity would travel through the water and through you to the ground.