Electricity Safety
Electricity is a vital part of life but is not without its drawbacks; unintentional contact with electrical current can cause severe injuries or death, as can the arc flash that is created by an electrical short. The electrical current in a regular business or home has enough power to cause death by electrocution. Even changing a light bulb without unplugging a lamp can be hazardous because coming in contact with the "hot" or live part of the socket could cause death. People are injured when they become part of the electrical circuit. Humans are more conductive than the earth which means if there is no other easy path, electricity will try to flow through the body.
