Test
Before You Touch
Hot weather brings increased use of air conditioners. Contact with electric current from air conditioners accounts for a significant number of electrocutions and electrical injuries annually. Remembering to “test before you touch” can avoid deaths, injuries and economic losses due to electrical hazards in the home or work place.
Electrical hazards are the sixth leading cause of workplace fatalities. Contact with large appliances, such as air conditioners, contributes to nearly 20 percent of consumer product electrocutions.
· Use ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs) to help prevent electrocutions.
· Understand your electrical system—know which fuse or circuit breaker controls each switch, light and outlet.
· Make sure circuits are turned off before starting work, and take measures to make sure they are not turned back on while working.
· Use a circuit tester. Make sure it is working by testing it before and after you use it to test the circuit.
· Always test before you touch.