Electrical and Gas Safety in the Home (Junior Cert Home Economics): Flashcards
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Electrocution
Electrocution
Serious injury or death due to electric shock
Risk of wet hands + electricity
Risk of wet hands + electricity
Can cause electrocution/electric shock
Rooms to avoid electrical devices
Rooms to avoid electrical devices
Bathrooms
Socket covers for child safety
Socket covers for child safety
Childproof covers
When to unplug appliances for safety
When to unplug appliances for safety
At night
Electrical safety rule for sockets
Electrical safety rule for sockets
Avoid overloading with adaptors/extension leads
Carbon monoxide properties
Carbon monoxide properties
Colourless, odourless, and poisonous gas
Who fits & maintains gas appliances
Who fits & maintains gas appliances
Registered gas installer
Purpose of ventilating gas rooms
Purpose of ventilating gas rooms
Prevent carbon monoxide buildup
Safety device for carbon monoxide
Safety device for carbon monoxide
Carbon monoxide alarms
Actions to avoid during gas leak
Actions to avoid during gas leak
Smoking or using open flames
Why avoid switches during gas leak
Why avoid switches during gas leak
Sparks can ignite gas
What to open during a gas leak
What to open during a gas leak
Windows and doors to disperse gas
Where to call gas emergency from
Where to call gas emergency from
Outside the home
Where to wait after reporting gas leak
Where to wait after reporting gas leak
Outdoors