Electrical Safety Network

Because many users of such aged appliances are elderly, the ministry had to think of an effective way to warn them of the dangers of using electrical appliances far beyond their service life. The medium the ministry chose was the kairanban circular notice, a traditional system of passing information from house to house in a neighborhood in which an advisory flyer is attached to a clipboard and passed among residents, who stamp it with their seal or sign it to indicate they have read it. The ministry has distributed 3.5 million flyers to local governments so they can be circulated right away. About 50 million households are expected to see the flyer.

The fire death rate among people over the age of 65 is twice as high as the national average, according to the United States Fire Administration (USFA). In addition, the fire death rate among people between ages 75 and 85 is three times the national average and after age 85, it increases to four times the national average. These statistics are especially alarming when researchers estimate that by 2030, the 65 and older population will exceed 70 million people.

Nederland wordt overspoeld door gevaarlijke elektrische apparaten, snoeren en speelgoed uit Azië. De Voedsel en Waren Autoriteit (VWA) slaat alarm over de spullen die vooral uit China komen. Van de 380 partijen die de vroegere Keuringsdienst van Waren afgelopen jaar in vooral de Rotterdamse haven onderzocht, voldeed 20 tot 50 procent niet aan de veiligheidseisen. Stekkerblokken bleken te dunne kabels te hebben, waardoor snel kortsluiting ontstaat. Elektrisch gereedschap was zo beroerd gemaakt dat elektrocutie voor de gebruiker dreigt en pluchen dieren leverden verstikkingsgevaar op.

Onlangs is een productiefout in een serie aardlekschakelaars van een bepaalde firma geconstateerd. Ruim 150.000 aardlekschakelaars in meterkasten in Nederlandse woningen moeten nu gecontroleerd worden, maar installateurs blijken voor dit klusje nog niet echt warm te lopen. Hoe gevaarlijk is de situatie?

Onze indruk was toen niet dat de elektrische installaties in Vlaanderen in het algemeen er zo slecht aan toe zijn, maar dat het voor de betrokken industrie een manier is om wat geld bij te verdienen.

MORE than 80 per cent of Londoners have had an electric shock in their own home. Dodgy electrical appliances are the chief culprit, accounting for more than a fifth of all shocks, and 17 per cent of Londoners got a jolt while using cutlery to unblock a toaster.

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.

Almost 40 percent of residential fires start there, according to San Diego Fire-Rescue Department statistics from a 12-month period.

Every year, people are injured or killed by circuits they thought were safely turned off. 

ElectroPros, LLC. today announced the launch of www.ElectroPros.com as an information portal for Will County area home owners to find information about electrical safety, and home improvement tips.

The United Kingdom Fire and Rescue Services attended 876,300 fire and false alarm incidents in the 12 months to 30 September 2006 - a slight increase on the previous 12 months. There were 482 fire deaths in this period - down 1% on the previous 12 months. Dwelling fire deaths fell by 9% to 342, the lowest total since records began. However, all fire death figures for 2006 should be treated with caution as they are still provisional and subject to change. Primary fires fell by 5% to 162,000. This is the lowest total since 1985. Within this dwelling fires hit a 25 year low (56,400, down 2%), fires in other buildings - including workplaces and areas where people gather - are at their lowest since 1963 (down 7% to 33,200) and road vehicle fires again fell (by 9% to 60,600) to their lowest total since 1990. Secondary fires rose by 6% to 267,100 as there was a large increase in grassland fires (37%). These fires are closely linked to temperature, with July 2006 being the hottest July on record. Attendances at false alarms dropped by 1% to 436,500. Within this there was a 15% fall in malicious false alarms and a slight decrease in false alarms due to apparatus.

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

AROUND 40 per cent of Northern Ireland's fire appliances are technically obsolete at more than 10 years old, with two veteran engines approaching their second decade in service, Government figures have revealed. Statistics show 46 engines out of the total fleet of 111 are at least 10 years old.

Bangalore: Among the several banes caused by violation of civic bylaws, perhaps the most pernicious one pertains to that of electrical safety norms, especially in some of the crowded residential areas of Bangalore.