Hazards+of+Using+of+Electricity

__**Hazards**__

1. __Damaged Insulations__



If this outer insulation becomes frayed or damaged due to heat or excessive wear and tear, a live wire can pose an electrical shock or fire hazard.

2. __Overloaded Circuits__ When there are too many plugs inserted into a particular power socket, a large amount of current will be drawn out from the power socket. Each wire has a limitation to the amount of current that it can take.

The video below show what happens to a wire when an excessive current was //forced// to flow through it. media type="youtube" key="T8GiuM-gABY" height="314" width="504"

3. __Damped Conditions__

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//__** Task: **__// 1. Register or Login to the following website: [] 2. Create a simple poster to educate people on ONE of the three possible hazards of using electricity 3. Share your poster ONE of the many pages (named: Glogster 1 to 3)

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