Useful Customer Information and Safety Tips
Quick facts – Did you Know
- To protect consumers, government have introduced a new law in January 2005 that requires an qualified electricians to carry out any work that requires disconnection of any part of your electrical systems
- A voltage as low as 50 volts applied between two parts of the human body causes a current to flow that can block the electrical signals between the brain and the muscles and lead to fatality
- Over 30 deaths and nearly 4000 injuries occur from electrical accidents in UK each year
- Unsafe electrics cause around 12,500 house fires, 750 serious injuries and 10 deaths each year
Childproofing
- When children are in the home, it is a good idea to prevent them from tampering with electrical sockets. Kids are somehow fascinated with the sockets on the wall.
- The holes in the sockets are inviting for children to stick objects or fingers into.
- The shock the child will receive from these outlets can be very dangerous.
- Placing childproofing plugs in all open outlets could save a life.
Emergency Response – Electric Shock
- When a person experiences a severe electrical shock with more than 15mA of current, the victim cannot let go of the electrical source.
- The proper way to conduct first aid in the event of an electrical shock is to shut off the current. No one should make direct contact with the victim.
- Using a wooden board or leather belt or another non-conductive item to pull the victim away from the current.
- The responder should immediately check to see if the person is breathing and begin CPR if not. Calling 999 immediately is also necessary.
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