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Summary: Electrical safety tips start with prevention as the Key. By implementing a few electrical safety tips you will be reducing your risk of property damage and personal harm.


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Select from the following Safety Features:

Electrical Safety Tips for Personal Security

Be Prepared and Reduce Risks :

  • Smoke Detectors
  • Driveway Gate System
  • Motion Sensor Lighting

Reduce the Risk of Fire and Respiratory Hazards

Protection for Your Family and Home :

  • Smoke Detectors
  • Smoke Alarms
  • Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarms

Electrical Safety Tips about Extension Cords

Safety Suggestions:

  • Statistics
  • The Problem
  • The Standards

Electrical Safety Tips with Fire Extinguishers

Your First Item of Defense:

  • Select The Right Fire Extinguisher
  • Installation and Maintenance
  • PASS: Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep

Care for Others with Safety Gift Ideas

Gifts of Safety are Gifts of Life:

  • Personal Safety Items
  • General Safety
  • First Aid

GFCI - Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters

Find Out More :

  • GFCI Features & Benefits
  • GFCI Code requirements
  • GFCI wiring methods
  • GFCI circuit breakers

Home Security Ideas

Gifts of Safety are Gifts of Life:

  • Alarm Systems
  • X-10 Controls
  • Lighting Time Clocks

Exterior Lighting for Added Safety

Added Viability Will Reduce Accidents:

  • Fixture Selections
  • Automatic Controls

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Electrical Tips to Help You Wire it Right

The Safest Way to Test Electrical Devices and Identify Electric Wires!

The Non-Contact Electrical Tester
This is a testing tool that I have had in my personal electrical tool pouch for years, and is the first test tool I grab to help identify electrical wiring. It is a Non-contact tester that I use to easily Detect Voltage in Cables, Cords, Circuit Breakers, Lighting Fixtures, Switches, Outlets and Wires. Simply insert the end of the tester into an outlet, lamp socket, or hold the end of the tester against the wire you wish to test. Very handy and easy to use.

The Quickest Way to Check for Faulty Electrical Wiring!

The Plug-In Outlet Tester
This is the first tool I grab to troubleshoot a problem with outlet circuit wiring. This popular tester is also used by most inspectors to test for power and check the polarity of circuit wiring.
It detects probable improper wiring conditions in standard 110-125 VAC outlets Provides 6 probable wiring conditions that are quick and easy to read for ultimate efficiency Lights indicate if wiring is correct and indicator light chart is included Tests standard 3-wire outlets UL Listed Light indicates if wiring is incorrect Very handy and easy to use.

Strip Off Wire Insulation without Nicking and Damaging the Electric Wire!

The Wire Stripper and Wire Cutter
My absolute favorite wire stripping tool that I have had in my personal electrical tool pouch for years, and this is the tool I use to safely strip electrical wires.
This handy tool has multiple uses:
The wire gauges are shown on the side of the tool so you know which slot to use for stripping insulation.
The end of the tool can be used to grip and bend wire which is handy for attaching wire onto the screw terminals of switches and outlets..

The wire stripper will work on both solid and stranded wire. This tool is Very Handy and Easy to Use.





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