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Monday, June 1, 2015

2.2 understand and identify the hazards of electricity including frayed cables, long cables, damaged plugs, water around sockets, and pushing metal objects into sockets

Electrical hazards include:

  • Plugs and sockets near to water
  • Heavy coverage of wires can overheat them
  • Toddlers sticking objects into sockets
  • Light bulbs near to flammable objects e.g. curtains
  • Electrical appliances that overheat and blow fuses
  • Incorrect wired plugs
  • To many plugs on one socket (i.e. through an extension cable)

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