Tagged: CPSC

Safety Tip of the Week – Electrical Safety For Construction

Safety Tip of the Week – Electrical Safety For Construction

Electrical Safety For Construction The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates that each year, about 4,000 injuries associated with electric extension cords are treated in hospital emergency rooms. About half of the injuries involve fractures, lacerations, contusions, or sprains from people tripping over extension cords. CPSC also estimates that...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Electrical Safety For Construction

Weekly Safety Meeting – Electrical Safety For Construction

Electrical Safety For Construction It doesn’t take a lot of electricity to kill you. The amount of current needed to light an ordinary 60-watt light bulb is five times what can kill a person. Thus, all electrical equipment on construction sites is potentially deadly. Electrical hazards are doubly hazardous in...