Don’t Be A Shocking Statistic. Do It Right.
Thousands of people in this country are seriously inuured each year because of electrical accidents and electrical fires. Most of these can be prevented by safe electrical practices.
Here are a few electrical safety tips from Mighty Mike:
- Major appliances like refrigerators, washers and dryers, stoves, etc., should be plugged into wall outlets.
- If you need an extension cord for a major appliance, make sure it’s an appliance extension cord.
- Consider arc fault circuit interrupters (AFCIs) for your home. AFCIs shut down electricity when a dangerous condition occurs; for example, when outlets or circuits are overloaded.
- Use ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs) in your bathrooms, kitchen, laundry room, garage and outdoor locations where you have access to water.
- Test AFCIS and GFCIs once a month to make sure they’re working properly.
- You should have smoke alarms on every level of your home, inside each bedroom and outside each sleeping area. Replace batteries once a year, and smoke alarms every ten years.
- Never use an extension cord that’s damaged, and don’t use a cord that feels hot. Extension cords can overheat if what you’ve plugged in draws more current than the extension cord can carry.
- Schedule an electrical safety inspection to identify and correct potential electrical hazards in your home.
