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Safety in the lifecycle of an electricity consumer 

Safety is the most basic requirement to begin using electricity. It is where the lifecycle of an electricity consumers begins. One assumes that if one follows all stipulated norms and if these are verified by an certified inspector, it should be safe to operate electricity. The ground reality is that safety norms are followed on a best effort basis. Even with the best of teams human errors are possible and deviations from standards are often missed out as most issues are difficult to identify by visual inspection alone.

To make matters worse, during the operation safety is ensured by the century old techniques of performing manual audits and installing electromechanical protection devices. It should be no surprise that safety issues from electricity are common. 86% of building fires have an electrical origin and India alone sees 69 deaths a day from electrical faults. Anybody desirous of reducing the risks involved in operating electricity is tasked to take an proactive approach to understanding and identifying electrical faults. 

Improving safety with automation

At its foundation the smart electricity methodology ensures the highest level of electrical safety even in the absence of an qualified individual at site. This data driven approach relies on mapping electrical signatures to key electrical risks. Hence it moves past the typical visual checks, manual audit and electromechanical protection to an automated means of ensuring comprehensive electrical safety. It improves the risk coverage from 3 risks to all 12 critical electrical risks. More importantly this methodology enables:

1. Real time monitoring - To measure and monitor all electrical risks even while certified team members are not present at site.
2. Automated disconnection for critical faults - To diagnose and isolate in case of all 12 electrical risks that could lead to fires or other catastrophic events.
3. Automated root cause analysis - To ensure the maintenance team can easily identify the faults and fix the problem with minimum trial and error on site. 

Realtime Audits with POWEReasy

Learn more about real time audits using POWEReasy. Real time audits offer the means  to evaluate all known critical fire & electrocution risks and then determine an acceptable corrective action plan specific to each one of these events. It provides the safest possible work environment without disturbing operational quality.