Electricity is a necessity nowadays imagine without it in a few minutes oh somebody's gonna be complaining. On the other hand this same necessity can be lethal if we take it for granted. Literally it could barbecue the unwary.
But there are only few basic things needed to avoid that worst case scenario that could cost your life or your love one's at home.
First, we need to understand some basic principles of how electricity interacts. Number one rule direct contact with any electric current could be fatal, of course everybody knows this already but let us start here just to remind us of this fact.
Neglecting the what electricity can do can cost you two ways one may cost your life and two will cost everything you have or worst both.
Let us split the topic in two handling and care in using electricity which will save your life and the second is proper electrical safety in you home, buildings, or establishments which if mishandled will cost you all your properties in an event of fire due to electrical problems.
Now lets us understand how electricity interacts before we can understand why we have to thes and must not do this. One electricity travels to certain types of materials that permits it okay if you want it to be technical they are called conductors generally metals the common ones like copper and steel the one you are seeing inside the wires. On the other hand electricity are blocked by certain materials that does not permit it to travel or called the insulators okay come on don't let me discussed about electricity as travelling electrons okay ? Examples of insulators are usually common polymers like rubber, plastics, and even ceramics are insulators or non-conductors.
So why do we need to know these insulators-conductors thing the answer is basic our goal is not to let electricity travel through our body by any circumstances to avoid being electrocuted. Always hesitate in touching conductors especially those being used to distribute electricity in our home, in school, or in our offices.
Going back to number one rule to avoid electric shocks don't touch any live or open wires even if you thought that you have powered down the switches "never test with your bare hands!" What is a smart thing to do if you doubt that there may still be power in a live wire you find danggling or hanging or loose try other things other than your barehands. Perhaps a celphone charger with led indicator lights will be safer for you.
