Electrical Safety Tips

Electrical Safety for Children

• Plastic inserts can be used for unused wall outlets, or simply by creatively arranging your furniture to block them.
• Hide extension cords behind furniture or use a hide-a-cord device.
• Store and put electrical devices and appliances out of reach of curious children.
• Educate your children to obey warning signs.

General Safety for Electrical Appliances

• Keep all electrical devices away from sources of water.
• Check your appliances for broken and/or damaged parts and cords regularly.
• Limit the number of appliances plugged into one outlet to prevent overloading a circuit.
• Disconnect immediately if your appliance blows a fuse, trip a circuit breaker and/or has given you a shock. Have it repaired or replaced.
• Do not use the electrical appliance or equipment if you realised that there are cuts or damages to the cord. Have it repaired or replaced.
• Turn off all appliances and lights that are on the circuit immediately before you change a fuse. Do not replace a fuse with a coin or any metal object.
• Always use a flashlight. Do not fix a fuse in the dark.

Electrical Fire Safety

• Do not attempt to put water on an electrical fire. Use a dry fire extinguisher instead.
• Be aware of the location of the fuse box and circuit breaker as well as how to operate them.
• Replace any light switches that are hot to the touch.
• Replace any lights that flicker.
• Replace any electrical devices that put off mild electric shocks.