CSCS Health & Safety Test· CSCS / CITB
The cardinal rule when working with electricity is:
Choices
- AAlways work fast to limit exposure time
- BUse rubber gloves at all times
- CTest only the equipment that is sparking
- DTreat all electrical equipment as live until proven dead and isolatedCorrect
Answer
Treat all electrical equipment as live until proven dead and isolated
The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 require equipment to be made dead before work, then proven dead with an approved test instrument before being touched. "Live until proven dead" is the universal safe-working rule.
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