Electrical Safety
Electrical Safety
May is Electrical Safety Month. Did you know that between 2011 and 2023, 42% of all electrical related workplace fatalities were caused by overhead lines? In many of these cases, fatalities occurred in occupations with little or no electrical safety training. Contact with overhead electrical power lines is the leading cause of electrical fatalities among agricultural workers with an estimated 35 annual deaths. This May, take the time to talk with your employees about the dangers of working arounnd or near overhead power lines. Click below for the handout that you can share with your employees on Electrical Safety.