Fact-sheet – How to ensure the safety of electrical equipment?
What is the objective?
Why should the factory ensure the safety of all electrical equipment? The facility should protect the workers, premises
and goods against electrical hazards such as fire / or electrocution / or electrical shock to avoid the risk of accidents
related to electrical equipment. The factory should have identified this risk in the risk assessment.
The factory should implement a system to systematically:
Identify the electrical equipment in the factory and all the electrical risks related to these equipment;
Create procedures and policies about electrical safety;
Provide preventive and protective measures;
Train workers on electrical safety;
Conduct regular inspections of the electrical equipment (internally and externally).
How to achieve the objective?
How to avoid electrical accidents and ensure the electrical safety?