Watch your step!
When one of your light switches break or a light on your ceiling goes out, there’s two things you can do. You can either call someone to have it fixed, or you can go DIY (do it yourself).
The second option in many cases can be faster and more convenient especially when it’s a simple repair to be made. However we can often neglect our safety when carrying out these repairs.
Therefore, while its perfectly okay to carry out such repairs by ourselves, it is important to put a higher emphasis on our safety when doing so.
There are many precautions we can take when carrying out home repairs that can drastically reduce the number of accidents that take place.
They say “safety doesn’t happen by accident”.
Many accidents that take place during home repairs such as electrocution are very easily preventable if proper precautions are taken. So let’s take a minute to focus on the precautions that we can take before carrying out repairs in our households.
Electrocution is one of the most common household accidents that take place in the world, and home repair accidents are responsible in part for that.
While it doesn’t seem like a big deal, turning off the main supply before doing any kind of electrical work, can make the difference between life and death. You can also use a tester to make sure that the wires you’re working on aren’t conducting, before starting repairs.
Aside from that, how many times have we stood up on a rickety chair to change a light bulb? Again, it might not seem like a big deal, but you must always make sure that anything you climb can take your weight, and isn’t unstable. If you plan to climb onto your roof, make sure that it’s strong enough for you to stand on.
The same goes for ladders.
Always use the four to one rule when leaning a ladder against a wall. The four to one rule says that for every four feet of ladder height, you need to lean the ladder with the bottom of the ladder one foot away from the wall.
You also need to be very careful when using power tools like drills or saws. Make sure that you unplug them when you leave the area, even if you’re going out for a few minutes. Also, you need to make sure to keep your kids away from the area, especially when power tools are concerned.
Wear protective clothing if possible. We’re not talking about some state of the art fireproof clothing here, but it’s always a good idea to wear a mask/ goggles or protective eyewear when carrying out certain DIY repairs. Especially if you’re using something like a saw, you need to protect yourself from dust.
You may think that eyewear isn’t necessary, but the purpose of eyewear isn’t only to protect your eyes from a stray blade or drill. Eyewear is essential to make sure that dust stays away from your eye.
At the end of the day, there are many repairs we can carry out around the household by ourselves, but it is vital that we put our safety first while we do DIY. And if it seems out of your league, QuickHelp has a variety of professionals who can take care of it for you.
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