Safe Conduct : what if a trailing flex became caught up in an apparatus trolley and was cut? Or someone splashed water onto a plug, or concentrated sulphuric acid onto a flex? For example, in a laboratory where the metal mains sockets are fitted flat on a lab bench only two inches from sinks and beneath reagent bottles, the sockets are likely to be continually splashed, resulting in sparking, fusing and other possible dangers.

It becomes compulsory to follow a safe conduct if you want to avoid mishap from electricity. This includes a proper flex routing, proper use of adaptors, plugs and sockets. You will read about these in the following paragraphs.