Dangerous Electrical Items

Electricity kills and injures people every year, many at work are a result of:

• Poorly maintained electrical equipment
• Inappropriate electrical equipment used in unsuitable environments
• Fires started by poorly maintained electrical equipment
• Inappropriate DIY maintenance and 'enhancements'
• Damaged electrical equipment still in use

Some examples of common dangerous electrical items.

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  Broken 4-way extension lead exposing naked connections.
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  4-way extension lead overloaded with appliances, including bear wires.
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  plug without cover in 4-wat extension exposing bare connections and wires
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  Electrical cable burnt through insulation from short circuit inside cable.

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  Pin burnt-out on 13amp plug, very close to causing fire
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  Appliance burn't and melted after electrical fire
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  Unsafe DIY attempt at cable connection with exposed wiring
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  Unsafe DIY cable connection exposing bare wires

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  DIY cable repaired with just insultation tape - very high risk in school environment.
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  Attemped DIY connection with exposed wires - failed.
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  Iron with dangerous exposed wiring still in use - now failed

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  Old style UK plug with no insulation on upper half of pins
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  Wall socket overloaded with adapters and plugs
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  Plug with no top, no earth found in use in a public area witha real danger of electrocution for any user.
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  Dangerous electrical plug with no top found behind water heaters.

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  UK plug with no top or earth for a public photocopier, exposing any user to bare wires.
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  Electrical cable with protective insulation completelt split exposing all internal wires - still in everyday use when found.
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  Dangerous laptop transformer with exposed wiring - failed

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