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short note on electrical safeguards
 

Dear student,
Short Note on Electrical Safeguards is written below:
Electrical Safeguards are the  safety measures that one has to take to prevent oneself from harmful and dangerous effects of electric current.
Electricity is a boon but at the same time it can cause hazard if not dealt with precautions.
Following are the safety measures  or electrical safeguards
1. One should never touch any electrical appliance with wet hands as this may cause charge to flow from  the appliance to one's body  and may result in severe shock or fatal consequences.
2. Those electrical appliances which came in human touch during their usage should be connected to earthing , in earthing a wire connectecd to the appliances goes to  our earth  and saves us from severe shocks on touching the appliances.
3. Now a days miniature circuit breakers(MCB) are used which works on magnetic effects of electric current ,
​​​​​​ MCB saves us in the situation when there is flow of heavy current becuase of overloading or short circuit.
 Fuse wires serves the same purpose as MCB does  and were used intially before MCB came in existence.

Hope this helps.
Regards.
 

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Electrical safeguards are often termed interlocks or trip systems. They are used as a risk control to protect workers when other risk controls have failed. It is important that these safeguards have a high degree of reliability. The higher the risk, the higher the reliability needs to be.
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Electrical safeguards are often termed interlocks or trip systems. They are used as a risk control to protect workers when other risk controls have failed. It is important that these safeguards have a high degree of reliability. The higher the risk, the higher the reliability needs to be.
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The major hazards associated with electricity are electrical shock and fire. Electrical shock occurs when the body becomes part of the electric circuit, either when an individual comes in contact with both wires of an electrical circuit, one wire of an energized circuit and the ground, or a metallic part that has become energized by contact with an electrical conductor.

 

The severity and effects of an electrical shock depend on a number of factors, such as the pathway through the body, the amount of current, the length of time of the exposure, and whether the skin is wet or dry. Water is a great conductor of electricity, allowing current to flow more easily in wet conditions and through wet skin. The effect of the shock may range from a slight tingle to severe burns to cardiac arrest.

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