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Using some helpful advice as supplied by Neca, we hope to bring you tips and tricks to keep you safe in your home from electrical mishaps and mismanagement. The National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) is the peak industry body representing the needs and interests of electrical and communications contractors, Australia-wide, from business people to technicians.

This will explain some of the simple things you can do to make using electricity in your home as safe as possible, such as installing RCDs (safety switches), maintaining your electrical equipment and making sure everyone in your home understands how to be safe with electricity. Never attempt to do your own electrical work. There are standards and rules for installing electrical cabling and equipment in any home, which is why only licensed electrical contractors (electricians) are legally able to do it.

You should however know where to turn the power off at the main switch (or switches, if there are several tariffs being used on the property) on the electrical switchboard, and how to shut down a solar power system, should it be required.