FACTS
Common Electrical Hazards- Damaged equipment and power tools
- Frayed, loose or exposed electrical cables.
- Using electrical equipment near water or with wet hands
- Overhead power lines
- Incorrect use of replacement fuses
- Overloaded sockets
- Smoke and smells from equipment.
- Improper grounding
STATS
- According to the CDC’s NIOSH, the construction industry comprises approximately 8% of the U.S. workforce, yet it accounts for 44% of job-related fatalities. Consider the statistics:
- Electrical hazards cause more than 300 deaths and 4,000 injuries each year in the U.S. workforce.
- Electrocution is the sixth cause of workplace deaths in America.
- It’s estimated that 62 agricultural workers/yr. die from […]
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