Wed, 07 Feb 2018 11:03:41 +0000 By DAVIES MUPENDA EVERY year, the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) receives a significant number of reports from electricity service providers and consumers about electrical accidents. The common types of electrical accidents are: shocks, burns and electrocutions. Let us briefly look at each of these occurrences: Shock: A shock occurs when an electrical current passes through a person’s (or animal’s) body. This happens when a person touches a “live wire” and the electrical ground/earth. The live wire could be any object that has been energized as a result of coming in contact with a source of electricity. An example is a laundry line coming in contact with a roof that has been energised by some source of electricity. Severity of shock depends on the path taken by electric current through the body, the amount of current and the duration of shock. Burns: Burns are the most common shock related […]
WIRING AND MAINTENANCE OF PREMISES FOR SAFE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
