Practice Safe Ceiling Grid Work

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MASTER ELECTRICIAN DAD TEACHES HIS SON THE SECRET HOW TO DEAL WITH COMMERCIAL ELECTRIC!

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When working on light fixtures in a drop ceiling (ceiling grid), never use your fingertips to push up ceiling tiles. This can leave debris or fingerprints, affecting the finished appearance. Instead, use your fists to push the tiles up. More importantly, remember that the metal ceiling grid is often grounded. If you are on a ladder and your body (e.g., your belly or side) leans against or touches the grounded grid while working on a potentially live circuit, you create a path to ground, leading to severe electric shock. Ensure you use the correct ladder (fiberglass, not metal) and maintain proper body positioning to avoid contact with grounded surfaces.

Goal: Work safely around grounded ceiling grids and avoid contamination.

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Fiberglass Ladder — To reach ceiling fixtures safely without conducting electricity

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>> okay? As you go up on your ladder, use your fists straight up. Push the ceiling tile up straight up. Try not to break it. A lot of times they're wedged in there. >> Finagle that up. Push that out of the way with your fists. >> Okay. >> And never ever forget that that grid is grounded. >> Oh, okay. >> So, now you're in a ladder. You've stepped up through the ladder. You've pushed up over the tile. Now you've gone up higher because you're trying to identify the lighting circuit. >> Mhm. >> And now your belly or your side could be leaning or touching on a grounded metal grid. >> That makes sense. >> So you could be on a fiberglass ladder. You could have the proper PP clothes on, PPE clothes on, but you still put yourself in peril because you're leaning on the grid. either you don't have the right ladder or you're not working safely because you are having to lean. You might be standing on top of the ladder. We don't do that. So, use the right tools. Remember about the grid is grounded. >> Isolate the circuit. Don't just tape the switches off. >> Okay? >> And always confirm what which fixtures >> have the emergency egress power and make sure that's power off. now. And most importantly, you do it as the owner. >> Why? >> Because you don't want your helper who doesn't have the experience that you do in commercial lighting. >> They don't understand these

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