You’re wearing boots that prevent you from being electrocuted and touch an ungrounded hot wire. How are these boots preventing electric shock?
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There are two types of “electrical safe boots”. Non-conductive and conductive. The first is the far more common of the two.
Nonconductive soles of the shoe will prevent you from becoming part of a circuit. So if you accidentally touch a live circuit with your hand, electricity won’t flow through your hand, through your body, through your leg, and to the ground because the shoes prevent the flow from your legs to the ground. That one break interrupts the whole circuit. These are common for electricians and builders, as live circuits might not be adequately protected during the building process.
Conductive (or static dissipating) shoes work exactly the opposite way. They make sure you are grounded so that you don’t create a static charge, and accidentally make a static shock. Not important for most jobs, but very important around sensitive electrical equipment and explosives. They won’t prevent you getting electrocuted.
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