Authors : Marwan Alasami; Muhanad Alarfaj

Volume/Issue : Volume 10 - 2025, Issue 4 - April

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/25apr2103

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Abstract : This report underscores the critical importance of electrical safety in both homes and workplaces, highlighting the pervasive risks associated with electricity. Dealing with the issues of education, awareness, and compliance with safety procedures and standards, the document focuses on the risks of severe injuries and fatalities due to electrical incidents. Knowledge of the essentials of electricity, especially on its conduction and insulation are very relevant on minimizing risks which is more so especially in areas where there is moisture which enhances the risks. At workplaces, safety with reference to OSHA is a requirement, and this entails aspects such as protective gear, inspections, safe procedures among others. Likewise, in homes people’s compliance to building codes, and proper practices and service from professional contractors dramatically improves security. Informing people on electrical dangers, as well as ensuring that they acquire safe behaviors that include appliance handling and disaster management prevent injuries. On the last note, the proper care and attention to the need of electrical safety make people and their property safer, and hence experience reduce incidence of accidents.

Keywords : Safety, Industry, Appliances, ELCB (Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker), Electrical Hazards.

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