What are the risks from electricity?
Electricity can kill or severely injure people. Any voltage above 55V AC is potentially fatal.
The main hazards of working with electricity are:

1. electric shock and deep tissue burns from contact with live parts

2. injury from exposure to arcing

3. fire from faulty electrical equipment or installations

4. ​explosion caused by unsuitable electrical apparatus or static electricity igniting flammable vapours or dusts.

Electrical fires and explosions may also damage property/assets and can be caused as a result of:

• leakage of current due to poor insulation