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BASIC ELECTRONICS - OD1633 - LESSON 1/TASK 1

equipment which you have not been specifically authorized to handle. Particularly, stay clear of electrical equipment opened for inspection, testing, and servicing.

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Covers for all fuse boxes, junction boxes, switch boxes, and wiring accessories should be kept closed. Any cover which is not closed, or is missing, should be reported to the technician responsible for its maintenance. Failure to do so may result in injury to personnel and/or damage to equipment in the event accidental contact is made with exposed live circuits. a. Electrical Fires. agent used in electrical fires. (PKP) is also used to fight electrical fires, because it is a noncorrosive agent. In other words, CO2 will corrode electrical circuits and PKP will Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the main firefighting However, potassium chloride or purple K

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not. Both substances are nonconductive and, therefore, are safe to use in terms of electrical safety. extinguisher is allowed to come in contact with an energized electrical circuit, an electrical shock may be transmitted to the person handling the fire extinguisher. The very qualities which cause CO2 and PKP to be valuable extinguishing agents also makes them dangerous to life. When they replace the oxygen in the air to the extent that combustion cannot be sustained, breathing also cannot be sustained. Exposure of a person to high concentrations of CO2 or PKP will cause suffocation. and have assistants standing by to render assistance. b. First Aid for Electric Shock. amperes of current. However, voltages as low as 30 volts have been recorded as causing fatality. It is current which kills, not voltage. A person who has stopped breathing is not necessarily dead, but is in immediate danger. Life is dependent upon oxygen, which is breathed into the lungs and then carried by the blood to every body cell. Since body cells cannot store oxygen, and since the blood can hold only a limited amount A fatal shock can occur from 0.1 For this reason, if you must fight an If, however, the horn of a CO2 fire

electrical fire in an enclosed space, wear an oxygen producing respirator

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