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Why is it dangerous to use electrical appliances in the wet or near water?
Water and electricity can be a lethal mixture. Tap water and pool water are good conductors of electricity. Electric shocks received in wet areas are more likely to be fatal. The combination of electricity, water, minimum clothing and bare feet can result in death.
Why is it important to keep electrical appliances away from water?
The water is a conductor. Electricity would travel through the water to the ground. It’s important to keep all electrical appliances away from water and to make sure you don’t stand in water when you touch anything electrical.
Why is it dangerous to have electric appliances near you when you are taking a bath?
Electricity is carried efficiently by the water. The result can be deadly if the two mix up. The bathroom is probably the most dangerous room in the house when it comes to electrical safety. In a bathroom or shower room wet skin reduces the body’s resistance to electric shocks and the consequences are much more severe.
What are the risks of using electrical equipment around water?
Electricity has the potential to seriously injure or kill. When inappropriate electrical equipment is used or placed near water, there is a greater risk of serious injury or death from an electric shock as water conducts electricity. Electricity can flow not only through a pool of water, but also along wet surfaces.
Why should Appliances not be placed near water sources?
Water is an excellent conductor. Electricity would travel through the water and through you to the ground. This is why it’s so important to keep all electrical appliances away from water, and to make sure your hands are dry and you are not standing in water when you touch anything electrical.
Why is my shower handle shocking me?
You can get shocked when you touch the metal faucet if the metal pipes in your house aren’t grounded and the electrical short develops. A loose electrical wire that’s touching a water pipe can be the short. The electricity can travel along the pipes if a live wire is in the plumbing system.
What are electrical risks?
An electrical risk is a risk to a person of death, shock or other injury caused directly or indirectly by electricity. contact with exposed live parts causing electric shock and burns (for example exposed leads or other electrical equipment coming into contact with metal surfaces such as metal flooring or roofs)