New cords for old, and the golden rule

Australia, 1966

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Episode of Series “Electricity Safety”.
Do not keep old damaged electrical cords, and never try to repair them. Common causes of accidents are frayed cords, and badly repaired cords, broken plugs, and two cord flexes used instead of three cord flexes. Once insulation becomes worn or damaged wires are exposed which may cause shocks. Hows correct way of wiring new plugs and recommends that it is a job for an expert.

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Credits

director

Lex Halliday

production company

Australian Instructional Films

Instructional Films for S E C

Duration

00:06:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1966

Appears in

Electricity Safety

Group of items

Electricity Safety

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

007533

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Electric apparatus and appliances - Safety measures

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Accidents - Prevention

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Electric apparatus and appliances - Safety measures

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Electric apparatus and appliances - Safety measures

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Electric wiring

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Short films → Short films - Australia

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Sound

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Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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