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In matters of electrical safety, technicans often wear clothing made of rubber, plastic or dry cotton. In two or more sentences, explain why wearing clothing made of these materials specifically can help protect you from electrical hazards?

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The reason behind these materials being used to specifically protect against electrical hazards is that, they are insulators, at least to some degree; this means that when electricity enters in contact with the material it has trouble moving through and thus protects the user from the electricity (To certain degree).

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