Electrical Safety Network

I have just finished adding an online Arc Flash Safety Quiz to our Arc Flash web site. This is my first effort at creating an online quiz like this, so I've started with twelve questions to see how it goes. My plan is to add additional questions once I am sure everything is working fine.

Questa sezione presenta i risultati dell'indagine CASA SICURA, finanziata dall'Istituto Italiano del Rame e dall'European Copper Institute e dedicata allo stato di conformità degli impianti elettrici alle prescrizioni della Legge 46/90 a dieci anni dalla sua entrata in vigore e a tre anni dal termine entro il quale tutti gli impianti preesistenti dovevano essere adeguati.

The SA Bureau of Standards has taken legal steps against a company for distributing unsafe electrical adapters.

Rogers fears that if the proposed $2.2 million tax increase fails to get voter support on Sept. 8, significant delays in response time caused by staffing shortages will put the welfare of students at risk during medical emergencies and fires.

1. Immediately report any suspected electrical problems, such as devices that seem to be overly warm, cracked cords, loose plugs, and broken wiring devices. Contact your Division Safety Coordinator, Facilities Electricians, or EHS Electrical Safety Engineer at ext. 4694.2. Electrical problems are not always revealed at the time of the installation. It can take months or years before an improper connection begins to fail. 3. Beware of overloading receptacles, plug strips, and circuits by plugging in too much equipment. A circuit breaker will not trip immediately when overloaded. Wire can overheat well before a breaker trips.

As our reliance on electricity grows, the potential for misuse of home appliances, computers and entertainment equipment means the need for electrical safety awareness for the family is far more important. The Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) urges consumers to become more knowledgeable about electrical safety by offering free tips on what you can do to protect your family from electrical dangers.

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

Below is a list of safety tips to follow during a blackout provided by the American Red Cross.

Such was the case for California parents who should not have let their seven-year-old and nine-year-old daughters play in a filled bathtub near a hair dryer, especially when the dryer should not have been plugged in, and the outlet should have had a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI). Both children died when the dryer fell into the bathtub.

People should avoid using Wi-Fi wherever possible because of the risks it may pose to health, the German government has said.

But there are also those who try to steal electricity and PECO is trying to get the word out about how dangerous that can be. 

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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.

West Springfield, MA – Candles used for light by college and university students are a “major cause of campus fires”, according to the National Fire Protection Association(NFPA). Dorm and apartment fires have killed 109 people since 2000 – more than 18 people each year.

More or less nice cafés are abundant, as would be expected in a reasonably sized city, but in how many of these have I so far found access to electricity? One.

Walsall Housing Group (whg) is pioneering a new electrical safety check for its residents, which will help spot electrical problems in people’s homes.

Use ESFI material to increase electrical safety awareness in your home, workplace and your community. Most ESFI electrical safety information is available to download free of charge.

The Missouri Division of Fire Safety concluded in December of last year that the cause of the fire remained undetermined. But the report noted that it most likely began in the attic on the north end of the home and that an electrical short circuit in that area could not be eliminated as a possible cause. A maintenance man employed by the home who was working on its furnaces the day of the fire told investigators that he deliberately short-circuited an electrical line that ran through the attic just hours before the fire. He reportedly shorted the wiring because he did not know which switch in a breaker box controlled one of the furnaces he was repairing and wanted to switch that breaker off.