Electricity Safety Assignment

Your neighbor, Jeff, is going to wire his house. He knows very little about electricity but figures he can handle the task at hand because he bought a DIY wiring book from an improvement store. Jeff comes over to see if you want to help him. What suggestion(s) do you have for him?

Ann is contemplating becoming an electrician. Her uncle is an electrician, so she is going to work with him over the summer. However, she needs your advice on proper clothing to wear while working around electricity.

Ann lives in Georgia, where it is really hot during the summer. Would it be okay for her to wear sandals and shorts to work?

Ann is contemplating becoming an electrician. Her uncle is an electrician, so she is going to work with him over the summer. However, she needs your advice on proper clothing to wear while working around electricity.

Ann does not own insulating gloves and she figures she does not need them. She believes they would get in the way and make her hands sweaty. What do you tell her?

The two main hazards when working with electricity are what? How can both types of hazards be prevented?

If someone receives an electrical shock, what steps would you take? Explain.

You are wiring a shed at a local farm. It rained the night before; causing water to pool and sit in areas you will be wiring. What safety issues may be present and what measures could you take to make sure you are safe?

You are helping your buddy, Gary with a few electrical projects around his house. You notice he has extension cords strung through the house connecting various appliances, he also took the ground off the 3-prong plug to his fridge, and his wiring is outdated. What hazard may be an issue for Gary?

You are the boss of a crew working to wire a gymnasium. Your employee, Fred, is in charge of disconnecting power. However, you watch him head towards the power box and his phone rings. He answers it and starts chatting and wanders away from the power source. You then see your other employee, Tyler, begin to start taking panels off and prepare to work with the current electrical wiring, so you run over and stop him. You then get Tyler and Fred together to have a conversation about safety around electricity and working with each other. What do you tell them?

You are an experienced electrician and received a call from the local high school to serve on a panel about work safety in honor of National Safety Month. What should you tell students at the high school about safety that should be followed around electricity?