1.5 Electrical Hazards In everyday's life we get reports of what how fires fires have caused havoc. It is unfortunate t that when such is heard from learning institutions and heavy industries, investigations has always pointed to electric faults. There are many causes of electrical hazards. In an electric circuit two types of hazards are possible: electric shocks, electric fires. 1.51 Electric Shocks Electric shocks are basically caused by: 1. Poor Electric Circuit Conditions These include old and worn out or improperly serviced electric circuits and appliances. To prevent electric shocks, great care should be exercised to ensure that: a. the wires are always properly and firmly connected, b. they are properly insulated, c. worn out cables are replaced immediately, d. appliances are properly earthed. 2. Carelessness This is the act of overlooking safet...