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sqwkvfr said:
What kind of electricity? Auto/industrial wiring, power lines, houses, etc.? My stepdad works for the DoE and I've picked up a few things from him....otherwise I could just direct your Qs to him.

Here's a few right off the top of my head:
-Never wear rings, watches, or any other metal jewelry.
-Wear cotton clothing (in case of a burn, it won't melt to your skin)
-Never depend on another person to cut the electricity to whatever you're repairing or modifying....check and check again.

He actually works on crews that maintain lines while they're still hot, so -as you can imagine- safety is jobs 1-10. I'd be happy to ask him for ya.
there you go..."current" information from someone who is certified. Sounds like a good source.

My dad's neighbor is a welder on a DOD project...one of those accelerator race track thingies...those guys have to know their stuff.
 
gkrangers said:
Its a paragraph homework assignment due in a month (all the assignments are posted online already..so im just doing them now cuz i have nohting better to do.)

I was just planning on citing "FN FAL". :D

Thanks for the info.
:D .... please don't "cite" me...I claim the 5th.
 
FN FAL said:
:D .... please don't "cite" me...I claim the 5th.
" I'd like to quote a friend of mine, a Caravan pilot, experienced skydiver, and apparently he worked at a paper mill at one point..for a real life situation of what not to do..."

Thanks for the suggestions...I'll compile something out of this.

I'll link the prof to the thread..flightinfo.com...best source in the world.
 
gkrangers said:
" I'd like to quote a friend of mine, a Caravan pilot, experienced skydiver, and apparently he worked at a paper mill at one point..for a real life situation of what not to do..."

Thanks for the suggestions...I'll compile something out of this.

I'll link the prof to the thread..flightinfo.com...best source in the world.
:) The rules may have changed, but "lock out/tag out" has probably remained pretty close to the same.
 
Classic scene from the movie "Running Scared"

Hero car is pursuing bad guys down an "L" tunnel in Chicago

"Try not to brush the 3rd rail"

"Why not?"

"It's got 50,000 volts in it"

"Its not the volts that get you, its the amps...how many amps?"

"Enough to push a F$#@ING TRAIN"

Nu
 
I learned this one early:

Your coworker asks you to hold these two bare wires while he fiddles with a switch. Do you assist your cowirker?

(See Rule #4 above)

Fly SAFE!
Jedi Nein
 
Scene from 'Spies Like Us'

Dan Ackroyd- "Hold these wires together, and whatever you do, don't let go! You are the connection!"

Chevy Chase- "B-B-B-But...."



Some other rules of thumb:

-Don't confuse Milliwatts with Megawatts

-A charged capacitor demands respect

-Your life depends on following safety procedures gleaned somewhere other than Flightinfo:eek:
 
EagleRJ said:
A charged capacitor demands respect
Discharge a tv screen (tube) without that respect, lose some meat from the hand.
 

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