Safety guidelines for UST EE labs:

• Always be safe. Live it.

• Learn from Ma Bell:
  No job is so important and no service is so urgent that we cannot take time to perform our work safely

• When working with electricity:
  • Buddy system
  • De-energize (turning off and unplugging are not always enough!)
  • Safety gear (insulating shoes, gloves, clothing, skin... Wait, really? Skin? Sorta, but not really.)
  • Tools
  • Breakers & GFCIs
  • Design and work on line level voltages and significant energy storage devices requires oversight and/or approval of appropriate faculty/staff

Specific scenarios that require a consult with EE Lab Manager: Special parameters need to be followed for safe use and connection of of high power or high energy electrical sources and connections.

• Wiring line-voltage connections for AC power of 110v or more
• Large batteries
  • Car/motorcycle batteries
  • LiPo batteries of any type or size
  • Large capacitors
• Any wiring/connection accessories for the items above

• It is possible to kill yourself with a multimeter: 1999 Darwin Awards
• Capacitors can be dangerous

• Electrical Safety with Captain Safety and Short circuit
• A Shocking Revelation with Dan Dufus

• Transformer explosion
• Helicopter power line maintenance