Plainspoken, reasoned electrical safety for competent DIYers and apprentices: the rule, the physics behind it, and the standard it comes from, from someone who has seen what goes wrong.
6 chapters · 40 rules
This book explains not just what to do around electricity but why the rule exists, tracing each one back to the physics and the adopted standards. It favors calm, exact reasoning over fear, so the rule sticks. The recurring theme is simple: de-energize, verify, and assume every conductor is live until proven dead.
Written for competent DIYers, apprentices, and anyone who works near electrical systems and wants to understand the reasoning, not just memorize steps. It assumes curiosity and respect for the hazard, not a license.
Aligned to the latest code cycle, expanded the arc-flash and stored-energy material, and added worked examples for GFCI trip thresholds and voltage drop.
Added the Water, Weather, and Place chapter and reorganized grounding versus bonding into standalone rules.
Initial content baseline for this series: the core de-energize, lock out, and verify workflow.
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