Safety Tools For Electricians

In working safely and efficiently, as an electrician, certain tools are a must to have. The right tools can assist an electrician to work comfortably, faster, and have fewer mistakes. The tools also warn you of nearby hot circuits and also protect your eyes and face from potentially dangerous sparks and saw fly-offs.They also help to insulate your body against an electric shock.

Insulated Screw Drivers

Having a set of these types of screwdrivers will help you work on everything from mounting light fixtures and outlet boxes to installation and removal of wall plates. The insulated part is the handle, which gives you an extra measure of protection against an electric shock if it should accentually slip and contact made with a circuit or component that is energized.The shaft is also insulated in some instances. Dielectric handles, and also blade coatings are what makes the screwdrivers buffer your body against direct contact with a circuit or component energized up to one thousand volts. You may feel a little sting or bite, but you will not be electrocuted.

Wire Strippers

These are what an electrician uses to strip wires correctly. The wire stripper is usually gauged with graduated holes along the length of the wire stripper jaws.these holes are used to match the particular size wire that you want to strip. These stripping notches have been carefully sized, and an electrician can remove the insulation from the wiring without causing damage to the conductor underneath. By using these types of wire strippers, your job has a better chance of meeting the set standards.

Voltage Sniffer

Though an electrician knows that they have already swithed things off at the breaker box, it is still hugely important to be safe and to make sure that the circuit is not live before they start to work on it. Some of the electricians use a receptacle tester, but if wires leading to it or the receptacle is damaged, then the testing tool will give them a false negative; even though electricity is still present. The voltage sniffer tool does not need to make contact with the outlet prongs or wires but can detect live power.

Hole Saw

For specialized jobs such as hanging recessed lighting or light fixtures, an electrician use this saw to make fast, neat round cuts. The kits come with different size circular blades.

Protective Eyewear

These must be worn to protect their eyes from drywall dust.The eyewear also protects from flying sparks and other debris that can fall when an electrician is using a hole saw.…