The major hazards associated with electricity are electrical shock and fire. Electrical shock occurs when the body becomes part of the electric circuit, either 

28/01/  · By turning off the electricity, you prevent sparks if the house is flooded. Aside from fire, submerged electrical can also be a threat to neighbors or first responders. Of course this

25/02/  · Individual decisions gradually erode margins of safety over a period of years. Then, an extreme, precipitating event pushes defenses past the point of failure. We saw it: In Harvey, when more than 150,000 homes flooded in Harris County. Last week, when millions of Texans went without heat in sub-freezing temperatures for days due to grid failure.

17/08/2007 · A product safety issue can be a huge problem, but it need not be a calamity. It can also prove extremely expensive, and poor crisis management can increase that cost considerable. Cadbury was fined £1 million and ordered to pay the prosecution's costs of £152,000. The fine is unprecedented in product safety cases, but is representative of a

Severe storms and natural disasters can cause a variety of electrical safety hazards in and around our homes. Lightning, downed power lines, and floods are 

28/01/  · By turning off the electricity, you prevent sparks if the house is flooded. Aside from fire, submerged electrical can also be a threat to neighbors or first responders. Of course this won’t prevent sparks and fires from occurring outside the house, but at least you’ve done what you can to prevent this kind of accident in su casa (or, Sue

by natural disasters, thus accidents related to electrical equipment has been that can respond to environmental changes by identifying, 

Earthquakes and weatherrelated natural disasters can damage generation, of electricity, which in turn is dependent upon other critical 

Be sure all electric and gas services are turned off before entering buildings for the first time after a disaster. Before going back into your home, make sure 

Electricity Turning off the power to a home is crucial after a disaster because sparks from electric devices could ignite natural gas leaks. Unlike gas, turning off the electricity doesn't require

What to Do in a Natural Disaster. Natural disasters can and will occur at any hour of the day or night. If you did not turn off the main electric switch.