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Each year, the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) collects information on fatal and nonfatal occupational electrical injuries using the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)...

ESFI creates worker and workplace electrical safety materials covering: Qualified worker safety (Contractor / installer) Non-Qualified worker safety (Contractor / installer) Worksite safety Overhead Power...

Between 2011 and 2020, 39% of all electrically related workplace fatalities were caused by overhead power lines. In the majority of these cases, fatalities occurred...

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May is National Electrical Safety Month, and the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) is launching its annual effort to help reduce electrically-related fatalities, injuries, and...

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) states that contact with electricity is one of the leading causes of construction workplace fatalities. However, temporary power...

A dump truck driver was transporting dirt. The driver raised the bed less than half a foot away from a 12,500-volt overhead power line causing...