The
most recent statistical data from the National Fire Protection Association
indicates an annual average of more than 53,000 electrical home structure
fires, claiming more than 450 lives, injuring more than 1,400 people, and
causing more than $1.4 billion in property damage. In the workplace, electrical
hazards are the cause
of another almost 4,000 non-fatal injuries. “Eliminating electrical hazards
begins with education and awareness,” says ESFI President Brett Brenner. “National Electrical Safety Month is a time
for all of us at home and at work to reexamine our surroundings and determine
what steps we can take to prevent the hundreds of deaths, thousands of injuries
and billions of dollars in productivity and assets that occur each year because
of electrical hazards.”
The Electrical Safety Foundation International
(ESFI) is dedicated exclusively to electrical safety in the home and
the workplace. To help promote electrical safety, ESFI has developed a campaign toolkit where you will find tools you can use to facilitate an effective electrical safety awareness campaign for your community, organization, customers, and workplace associates.
ESFI’s complimentary 2010 NESM Campaign Toolkit can be downloaded on the foundation’s website at www.electrical-safety.org.
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