The Importance of Electrical Safety Installations

To ensure the electrical safety of any kind of buildings, such as commercial, industrial, municipal, healthcare or educational operations, every building must include life safety systems.

Fluke test tools are used for a variety of diverse applications such as testing repairs and electrical safety installations.

Life safety systems include testing of emergency lighting, fire alarms, evacuation, and mass notification systems. This ensures the safety of the building’s occupants.

In order to successfully ensure overall safety, test tools must also be accurate and reliable when it comes to testing the systems’ performance.

Electric shocks from faulty electrical equipment may lead to injuries and death. Faulty electrical equipment and poor electrical installations can lead to fires that may cause death and injuries to others.

To ensure your equipment is ready to use, these are a few things you need to check:

• Look for the CAT rating in the front of your test instruments.
• Look for approval symbols from independent testing agencies
• Ensure the fuse is the one recommended by the manufacturer
• Check the condition of the meter and test instrument. Look for problems like broken case, faded display or other issues.
• Examine test leads like finger guards, CAT ratings, defective or broken wires. Check the length of exposed wires.

Replacing your test tools is a good way to ensure safety. For a complete list of test instrument inspection check online courses, or visit the Fluke eLearning Center.

Once you have completed a thorough test tool check, be sure to safety check your work environment. The following video can help ensure your job site is safe and ready to go.

There are tons of online resources and training that can help you. Always follow OSHA, NFPA, and other regulatory guidelines and requirements!

Using Fluke Connect, the new innovative wireless measurement system lets you save time and increase productivity by referencing and sharing equipment measurements securely and privately from anywhere.

You can wirelessly send measurements from your fluke connect tools to the app. You can safely:

• Securely store images
• Record data
• Identify trends
• Create reports
• Manage work orders
• Share it privately with your team

Once hazards have been identified and risks assessed, appropriate control measures must be put in place.

This is why it’s important to ensure electrical safety in every installation. From test circuits, to arc flash awareness, there are a number of steps you need to take to manage the risks to health and safety associated with electrical risks in at the workplace.