Maintaining electrical safety in a workplace is of
paramount importance. Being an employer, it is your duty to create a safe work
environment for your employees. Faulty electrical equipments are often found to
be the cause of serious accidents, and that is why you need to make sure the
equipments in your office are routinely tested and tagged. In countries like
Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, there are standard electrical
safety requirements that employers must meet.
Replacing
unprotected wires:
Stripped, lose and poorly insulated wires fall under
the category of unprotected wires. Since these wires not properly installed or
well maintained, they could cause electrical failures and even a fire! Such
wires must be replaced immediately, and you must always hire a professional
electrician to do such jobs. If you find unprotected wires in your workplace,
avoid using any outlet that is connected to those wires. It is even wise to cut
off electricity supply to those outlets. This would prevent accidents like
electrocution and fire hazards.
Circuit
breakers:
Workplaces must be outfitted with a single or multiple
circuit breakers. The number of circuit breakers must depend on the size of the
building and the type of work that is done there. In large buildings, there
must be a fuse box or circuit breaker on every floor, or segment of the
building. This is done so that independent areas can shut off electricity in
case of an emergency.
