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- It is important to apply proper safety rules and regulations when doing major home projects and task while you are at work whether that be on a construction site, fast-food facility, or factory. OSHA is Occupational Safety and Health Administration; this organization ensures health and safety in workplaces primarily by using rules that ensure the safety of electrical to plumbing practices. Of course, OSHA covers more areas of Public occupational safety and health, but this comic will focus on OSHA’s ability to provide safety regulations in the installation and usage of electrical appliances morespecifically outlets (GFCI).
- Electrician: That is some electrical current alright...
- Electrician: "I am going home."
- Narrator: “That’s some electrical current alright…” *Electrician is packing up and left an outlet with 125-volts that does not have a ground-fault circuit-interrupter. He doesn’t test anything and then tries to leave**OSHA flies in and notices*
- OSHA: "Where do you think you are going?"
- Electrician: "Wait, who are you?"
- Electrician: Who thinks they are going to tell me what to do anyways?
- OSHA: “I’m OSHA.”
- Electrician: "What do you want to tell me anyways?"
- OSHA: "I am here to make sure the work environment here is safe for all workers, but I could not help but notice that you fail to see if that outlet was properly grounded before closing off the outlet."
- Electrician: “Look lady, I’m just trying to go home. It’s 6:58 and I clock out at 7… I’m just finishing packing this last order so I can go.”
- Electrician: "No." *shrugs shoulder*
- OSHA: “Do you know how unsafe that is?!?!”
- OSHA: "Not properly installing equipment leaves not only others, but you in danger imagine if you had to follow up and forgot that you had un-grounded wires producing a live current it would not be the best feeling in the world and can possibly be life-threatening. The problem with your outlet is that the ground conductor should be identifiable and distinguishable from all other conductors, but in this situation it is not. Ground-fault circuit-interrupters should be installed on temporary wiring installations that are used during construction-like activities, including certain maintenance, remodeling, or repair activities, involving buildings, structures or equipment. There are more things that can be easily forgotten when you have been doing things wrong for so long it is important to test your work after you are done and either make notes mentally or physically of projects that you have deemed done adn worthy of public or private reoccurring usage.
- Electrician: “Oh wow I didn’t realize it was that serious. I will unpack my equipment and fix the outlets installation so that the outlet is sound and ready for constant usage. I will also test my work to make sure there were no faults in my application of the ground-fault circuit interrupter. I’ll never cut corners again. Thank you, OSHA,”
- OSHA: "You are Welcome, Sir"
- Fin.Worls Cited: (Undefined Author), O. (2008, October 29). wiring design and protection. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.304#:~:text=Receptacles%20other%20than%20125%20volt%2C%20single-phase%2C%2015-%2C%2020-%2C,personnel%20shall%20have%20ground-fault%20circuit-interrupter%20protection%20for%20personnel.
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