3. Reading and Listening: Electrical Hazards

Although electricity makes our lives easier, it can sometimes cause severe injuries or even deaths. Basically, there are two ways to be injured by electricity: by electric shock and by arc flash. Do this exercise to see what electric shocks and arc flashes might result in. Then read a more detailed text concerning electrical hazards. Some of its parts have been taken out. Your task is to make the text complete. Finally, focus on safety precautions. Safety precautions are measures taken to prevent accidents. Read the safety precautions in this exercise and then listen to the recording. You are going to hear a student who witnessed an electric shock during his secondary studies. Listen and identify the precautions that are mentioned in the story. Put them in the correct order by typing a correct number in the boxes.