Electrical Hazards Of all the energy sources used in the workplace, electricity has the most significant potential to injure seriously or cause fatalities. The human body is an excellent conductor of electricity, and even non-fatal electric shocks can cause severe and permanent injury. Electrical injuries include burns, electrocution and shock. Electric shock can cause muscle
There are various protective devices that can be used with portable electric power tools. These include the isolating transformer, the earth-leakage circuit breaker and the RCD. Isolating Transformer The isolating transformer plugs into the power supply and provides one of the safest ways to use a portable power tool. A portable power tool connected to
