Keeping electricity safe inside the home

Informative study of all the checks that should be made on day to day use of electrical equipment in the home (irons, toasters etc) and precautions to be taken with a general knowledge of electrical operation and illustrated details.

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Credits

co-producer

Jean Halliday

Lex Halliday

production company

Australian Instructional Films

Sydney County Council

Duration

00:11:25:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1955

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

315061

Language

English

Subject categories

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Safety education

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

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

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Electrical accidents

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Home accidents - Prevention

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

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1955

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