<p> Spooner Health System</p><p>(ES) ELECTRICAL SAFETY</p><p>SUBJECT: Electrical Safety</p><p>CURRENT REVISION: 08/24/10</p><p>POLICY: The following safety precautions will be followed at all times when electrical devices are utilized. All personnel will be responsible for assessing the condition of electrical equipment in their use.</p><p>PROCEDURE:</p><p>General Safety: Electrical devices will be protected from wet floors.</p><p>All electrical equipment will be placed on hard, flat surfaces. At no time will electrical equipment be placed on a bed. This includes but is not limited to: nebulizer compressors, air mattress pumps, etc. A mattress pump may be hung from the end of a bed provided it does not rest on the bed linens. Do not use towels, blankets, etc under electrical equipment. At no time will electrical equipment be used in a drawer. </p><p>The frame of electrically operated equipment identified by the manufacturer as requiring grounding, is grounded.</p><p>Prompt repairs will be made to any electrical equipment from which a "shock is felt." When operating a piece of equipment and a Ashock is felt,@ tag the item as Adefective,@ remove from service and notify Maintenance through CPSI. Indicate location of equipment and specify equipment problems. </p><p>Care is to be maintained when connecting and disconnecting electrical equipment. Switch to "off" position before connecting or disconnecting.</p><p>Do not disconnect the plug from the wall by grasping the power cord. Grasp the plug itself and disconnect.</p><p>Report and remove from service any device that has been dropped, abused, had liquid spilled on it or has evidence of overheating.</p><p>Discontinue use of equipment that has any wire or power cord that shows fraying, extreme wear, cut in insulation or evidence of burning. Report same by tagging item as Adefective@ and notify Maintenance through CPSI. Indicate location of equipment and specify equipment problems. </p><p>When lights don’t work:</p><p>Date Printed 5/8/2018 1 of 2 Policy # 008ef4a7a00fdda0082b9530309db83b.doc Spooner Health System</p><p>When a light bulb isn’t working, contact the Environmental Services Department through the facility intranet, using a work-request. </p><p>When a defective light bulb (including fluorescents) is changed, the following safety steps will be followed: 1. Only a non-conductive ladder will be used. 2. Electrical power to the light unit will be turned off. 3. If a breaker needs to be turned off (in stairwells and other areas where no light switch is available), the Engineering staff will be contacted to assist.</p><p>When light fixtures need to be cleaned, contact Environmental Services, using a Work Request on the facility intranet.</p><p>When a light fixture is cleaned, the following steps will be followed: 1. Only a non-conductive ladder will be used (if a ladder is needed). 2. Electrical power to the light unit will be turned off. 3. If a breaker needs to be turned off (in stairwells and other areas where no light switch is available), the Engineering staff will be contacted to assist.</p><p>Date Printed 5/8/2018 2 of 2 Policy # 008ef4a7a00fdda0082b9530309db83b.doc</p>