Which practice helps avoid a hand-to-hand current path?

Which practice helps avoid a hand-to-hand current path?

• A. Standing on a dry rubber mat
• B. Keeping one hand in your pocket while working inside equipment
• C. Wearing shoes with insulating soles
• D. Wearing a non-conductive hard hat

Answer: (B)

Keeping one hand in your pocket while working inside equipment helps prevent a path of current from one hand to the other across the body. By isolating one hand, you reduce the chance that a live part will complete a circuit through your chest to the opposite hand, which is the dangerous hand-to-hand current path. The other options mainly address foot-to-ground paths or head protection, not the route through the torso between both hands.

Keeping one hand in your pocket while working inside equipment helps prevent a path of current from one hand to the other across the body. By isolating one hand, you reduce the chance that a live part will complete a circuit through your chest to the opposite hand, which is the dangerous hand-to-hand current path. The other options mainly address foot-to-ground paths or head protection, not the route through the torso between both hands.