Safety in the home

Safety in the workplace
   

• One person is electrocuted in the home every 25 hours, according to the latest available Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) data.
  
  
• One person is electrocuted at the workplace every day according to Occupational Safety and Health Admninistration (OSHA) data.
  
  
• Over 40,000 residential electrical fires caused by problems with home electrical wiring claim more than 350 human lives, cause thousands of injuries and cost over $2 billion in personal property damage each year, according to the CPSC.
  
  
• Related litigation results in the loss of millions of dollars in corporate and personal productivity and assets.

-- Courtesy of the National Electrical Safety Foundation