What is the greatest hazard you face when working with electricity?

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Electric shock is the greatest hazard because the direct danger from current flowing through the body can cause immediate and potentially fatal effects, such as disruption of the heart’s rhythm or respiratory arrest, even at relatively low currents. When you contact live parts, the path the current takes through the body determines the risk to life; shock can occur with surprisingly small amounts of current and can happen in fractions of a second, making it the most immediate and potentially deadly hazard you face. Burns, arc flash, and fires are serious and can result from electrical faults, but they are secondary outcomes or manifestations of the same energy, whereas the danger of current entering the body is the core life‑threat you must prevent through de-energizing, lockout/tagout, insulating tools, proper PPE, and precautions that treat circuits as energized until proven otherwise.