Purpose of Electrical Tagging
Electrical tagging is one of the most important aspects in WHS. Electricity is one of the most dangerous hazards in the workplace. It can cause critical injuries and in many cases death. It is vitual that the right steps are taken in order to prevent any such danger a worker or the public may encounter. With this in mind this is were electrical tagging comes in place. Electrical tagging is when a piece of electrical equipment is tagged in order to let workers and PCBU know that it is safe to use and in the correct working order. For example here is a photo of a piece of electrical equipment been tagged in order to let PCBU and workers know that it is out of use and poses great danger.
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If these tags were not put in place like the one above people would be at a lot higher
risk with the lack of knowledge of the condition of equipment which may lead to them going ahead and using it which could cause critical injury or death.