ABSTRACT
The safe and economical use of electricity is of paramount importance to the building user and the world as it is the most highly refined form of energy available. Electricity production consumes up to three times its own energy value in fossil fuel, and electricity in its distributed form is potentially lethal. In this chapter the handling methods and safety precautions for utilizing electricity
are explained and a range of calculations, which can easily be performed by the services designer or constructor prior to employing specialist help, is introduced.
