1.1 Introduction to Electrical Technology

• The importance of electrical technology in society
• Uses of electricity in day-to-day life
• Career opportunities in the electrical technology field
• Safety rules and regulations in an electrical workplace
• Personal protective equipment, storage of tools and cleanliness of tools
• The roles of stakeholders in the application of electrical safety

• explain the importance of electrical technology in society
• identify career opportunities in the electrical technology field
• apply safety regulations while carrying out electrical tasks
• explain the roles of stakeholders in application of electrical safety
• embrace electrical technology as a career in society

“Why is the study of electrical technology important in society?”

“How is electricity utilised in various applications?”

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1. What electrical technology is
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   The four fields of the trade, the few ideas they all rest on, and what this course will cover.
2. How electricity is used in daily life
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   Six settings where electricity does work, and the difference between using it for comfort and using it for capability.
3. Why electrical technology matters to society
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   Five things a reliable supply changes, the mechanism behind each, and an honest look at the costs.
4. Careers in electrical technology
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   The ladder from artisan to engineer, what each level does, self-employment, and how people actually move between them.
5. What electricity does to the body
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   The four hazards, why it is current and not voltage that kills, and the numbers that make the rules make sense.
6. Personal protective equipment
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   Six items of PPE, the hazard each answers, and why PPE is the last line of defence rather than the first.
7. The safe order of work
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   Plan, isolate, lock off, prove dead, work - and why proving dead is three tests rather than one.
8. Storage and cleanliness of tools
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   How tools are kept, what each rule prevents, and why an unlabelled broken tool is worse than no tool.
9. Who is responsible for electrical safety
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   Six stakeholders and their duties, why safety is a chain, and what to do when you are told to work unsafely.
10. Electrical emergencies and first response
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    What to do when somebody is being shocked, why the first step is not to touch them, and how to deal with an electrical fire.