HSE Safety
This document is about advice on how to avoid injury while fixing and repairing appliances within the home such as, fridges, freezers, kettles, toasters, microwaves, etc.
1. The most considerable danger to people carrying out electrical work is that they might get an electric shock. There is also a danger of burn injuries which happen when conductors are accidentally short-circuited.
2. In some common cases some work may need to be carried out at the customers home and this can be potentially dangerous because the worker fixing the problem is in danger, and also any small children that may live in the house are also at risk.
In the customer’s home
1. When working in a customers home, the person carrying out the testing should carry out a site risk assessment to establish the steps required to create a safe working atmosphere.
2. Make sure everyone in the home is aware of the dangers arising from the testing work, and that they follow any precautions that are necessary. Ask for children and pets to be kept from the area
In the workshop
- Access to the area in where the appliance is being tested should be restricted as far as possible to the experienced employee carrying out the testing. Suitable barriers may be provided to help prevent unauthorised entry. Experienced employees must have sufficient knowledge of the electrical dangers connected with the appliances and the precautions necessary to reduce the risk of electric shock.
What precautions do I need to take?
Anywhere possible, the work should be done with the equipment dead, if not, adequate precautions, which should be acknowledged in your risk assessment, must be taken to certify safety.
What are the legal requirements?
The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 is the principal legislation relating to electrical testing activities and regulation 14 is particularly relevant to live testing activities. In addition, employers are required under regulation 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at
Work Regulations 19997 to assess the risks to the health and safety of their employees while they are at work, in order to identify and implement the necessary precautions to ensure safety.
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