Schneider Electric, Bangalore

Make sure their plugs and sockets include the earth pin For stationary equipment (eg.water-boiler), this safety line is made of the green-yellow wire.

A person in the bath or shower must not be able to reach any electrical item, standards require below-minimum creepage distances.

in your switchboard, press the rccb pushbuttons and check that the power is off throughout the bathroom.

Modern lightings including bare cables must be supplied by a transformer bearing the “Safety Extra Low Voltage” symbol :

Metal structured chandeliers must be linked to “protective-earth” thanks to “green-yellow” wire.

• socket outlets equipped with automatic shutters prevent children from putting fingers or sharp objects into the holes.

• all plastic parts must be thick enough to withstand blows.

• screw-securing flush-boxes enhances pull-out withstand.

Basically, the switchboard protects your home from electrically ignited fires (short-circuits).

For your safety, it must be :

• sheltered from any influence of waters,
• made of best-quality materials,
• highly resistive to shocks.

No hole must enable inserting tool or finger.
A gate covering the circuit-breakers, when in normal conditions, is advisable.