electrical safety in the office
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Electrical Safety in the Office
“My spidee senses are tingling…okay now they are burning!”
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• Electrically powered machines, appliances or tools may become 'live' to the touch after having liquid spilt over it, and may in some extreme cases cause fires
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• Alert staff for need to keep liquids well away from all equipment connected to the electricity supply.
• Advise staff to disconnect equipment from power supply before mopping up spillages.
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• Inserting fingers or metal objects (screwdrivers, letter-openers) into working parts of office machines.
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• Check that photocopiers and shredders can not be opened whilst power remains switched on.
• Ensure staff know correct (safe) procedures for accessing machines to clear paper jams.
• Call for technician to deal with problems which staff can not resolve using instructions provided.
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• Using a series of adaptors to connect additional appliances to a power socket may overload the circuit to which it is attached, and cause an 'outage'.
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• If additional appliances needed permanently, install a larger power socket (eg. 4 - sockets).
• Discourage the use of adaptors and connection of unauthorised appliances which may overload the circuit dangerously (eg. fan heaters, electric radiators in winter).
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The End!
By Michael Stannard
MM3