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National Electrical Safety Month

There are more than 13,000 preventable electrical fires each year that claim more than 700 human lives and cost more than $1.2 billion in personal property each year. Most of these fires could easily of been prevented if wires were removed from under rugs, frayed cords were replaced, outlets were not overloaded, and the proper watt bulb was put in light fixtures. The campus is not immune to this problem, most campus fires are electrical and were started from overloaded outlets or extension cords.

Below are links to additional electrical safety tips, information about Electrical Safety month and information on surge protectors that have recently been recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

• Baltimore Gas & Electric presents electrical safety tips.

• CPSC, National Electrical Safety Foundation Urge Consumers to Plug Into Electrical Safety
  

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the National Electrical Safety Foundation (NESF) are urging consumers to look for and correct electrical safety hazards in their homes this May as part of National Electrical Safety Month.

• CPSC and Howard Berger Inc. Announce Recall of Power Strip Surge Protectors
  

  In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Howard Berger Inc. of Brooklyn, N.Y., is recalling about 30,000 surge protectors. The power strip surge protectors have undersized wires and loose connections, presenting fire, shock, and electrocution hazards.

• CPSC and Supreme Premium Products Inc. Recall Surge Protectors
  

  In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Supreme Premium Products Inc. of New York, N.Y., is recalling about 7,500 surge protectors. The surge protectors come in two models. Both models have undersized wires, loose connections and improper grounding, which present fire, shock and electrocution hazards.

• CPSC and Price Master Corp. Recall Surge Protectors
  

  In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Price Master Corp. of New York, N.Y., is recalling about 6,000 surge protectors in the United States. The surge protectors have undersized wires, loose connections and improper grounding, which present fire, shock and electrocution hazards.

• CPSC and Chandur Hasso Inc. Announce Recall of Extension Cords and Power Strip Surge Protectors
  

  In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Chandur Hasso Inc. of New York, N.Y., is recalling about 2,300 extension cords and 18,000 power strip surge protectors. The extension cords and power strip surge protectors present fire, shock, and electrocution hazards.

• CPSC and eastern America Trio Products Inc. Recall Trisonic Extension Cords and Power Strip Surge Protectors
  

  In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), importer Eastern America Trio Products Inc. of Flushing, N.Y., is recalling over 43,500 Trisonic extension cords and over 26,800 Trisonic power strip surge protectors. The extension cords and power strip surge protectors present fire and shock hazards.

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