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Students plugging appliances into old electrical wiring makes eight dormitories and scholarship halls at Kansas University potential fire hazards.

Central Maine Power says thieves who steal copper wire from its substations are putting electrical workers at risk.

Federal air-safety watchdogs, criticizing years of delays in fixing hazardous cockpit windshields that have caused electrical fires on at least nine Boeing Co. passenger jets since 2004, issued a strongly worded letter urging swift action by the Federal Aviation Administration to eliminate the problem.

ESA's investigation of unapproved portable generators has identified they present the following potential electric shock and fire hazards:

Workers should understand the power of electricity. Accidents happen because of ignorance. Teach workers about the components of electricity and how to deal with hazardous situations.