A large metallic sphere insulated from ground is charged with an electrostatic generator while a student standing

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A large metallic sphere insulated from ground is charged with an electrostatic generator while a student standing on an insulating stool holds the sphere. Why is it safe to do this? Why would it not be safe for another person to touch the sphere after it had been charged?
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Conceptual Physics

ISBN: 978-0321568090

11th edition

Authors: Paul G. Hewitt

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