Other Safety Considerations

  1. Manual handling

    When you intend to bring and use any equipment/ tools you must inform SESAME and take the approval before bringing it.

    Use best practice for handling heavy items:

    • Never lift an object that is too heavy for you:
    • ask for assistance or for a mechanical aid.
    • Use the muscles in your legs to lift, not the muscles in your back.
    • Keep your back straight.

  2. Electrical safety

    The main dangers of electricity are:

    • Electrical shock: contact with live parts (direct and indirect contact).
    • Arcing: Electricity can jump an air causing shock effects to person not in contact with conductor.
    • Burns: The heat given off by current will cause direct burns at the point of contact.
    • Fire and explosion: flow of electricity generates heat, which could lead to fire.

    In case of electrocution:

    1. Alert others immediately
    2. Do not touch the victim
    3. Separate the victim from source of electricity as quickly as possible by:
      1. Turning off the source of electricity, or
      2. Move the source away from the victim.
    4. If you have been first-aid trained, please start administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
    5. If you have no training, wait for help.
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