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ELECTRICITY

Workshop Prerequisites

Use the worksheets attached to this page to complete the following requirements. Make sure you bring this with you as we will be discussing your answers.

1) Demonstrate that you know how to respond to electrical emergencies by doing the following:

A. Show how to rescue a person touching a live wire in the home.

B. Show how to render first air to a person who is unconscious from electrical shock.

C. Show how to treat an electrical burn.

D. Explain what to do in an electrical storm.

E. Explain what to do in the event of an electrical fire.

2) Complete an electrical home safety inspection of your home, using the checklist found in this pamphlet or one approved by your counselor. Discuss what you find with your counselor.

8) On a floor plan of a room in your home, make a wiring diagram of the lights, switches, and outlets. Show which fuse or circuit breaker protects each one.

9) Do the following:

A. Read an electric meter and, using your family’s electric bill, determine the energy cost from the meter readings.

B. Discuss with your counselor five ways in which your family can conserve energy.

Requirement 1

Demonstrate that you know how to respond to electrical emergencies by doing the following:

__ Show how to rescue a person touching a live wire in the home.

Briefly describe the process and the precautions that must be taken:______________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

__ Show how to render first aid to a person who is unconscious from electrical shock.

Briefly describe the process:_____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

__ Show how to treat an electrical burn.

Briefly describe the process:_____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

__ Explain what to do in an electrical storm.

Briefly describe the process and the precautions that must be taken:______________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

__ Explain what to do in the event of an electrical fire.

Briefly describe the process and the precautions that must be taken: _____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Requirement 2

Complete an electrical home safety inspection of your home, using the checklist found at the end of this worksheet. Discuss what you find with your counselor.

Briefly describe how you did this and what you found: _______________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Requirement 8

On a floor plan of a room in your home, make a wiring diagram of the lights, switches, and outlets. Show which fuse or circuit breaker protects each one. Use the area below. We will discuss the diagrams at the workshop.

Requirement 9

Read an electric meter. What was the reading you took? ________________

Using your family’s electric bill determine the energy cost from the meter readings. _______________

Discuss with your counselor five ways in which your family can conserve energy.

Briefly list them:______________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Worksheet adapted from Rob Greenland.