According to a 2024 survey conducted by ESFI and Wesco, nearly a quarter of safety professionals said that “cultural adoption” of safety protocols is a challenge to overcome. Convincing workers and ...

Electrical hazards remain a common cause of injury and damage in UK workplaces. Shock, burns and fires often result from routine tasks carried out without proper control. Electrical safety ...

Contact with or exposure to electricity continues to be one of the leading causes of workplace fatalities. Between 2011 and 2023, there was an average of 150 workplace electrical fatalities every year ...

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, between 2011 and 2021, there were 1,617 electrical fatalities that occurred on the job. Many of these fatalities occurred from either contact with overhead ...

ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In 2025, the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) collected information on fatal and non-fatal occupational electrical injuries from ...

Thought to be dead but is live. Known to be live, but those involved do not have adequate training/appropriate equipment or have not taken adequate precautions. Fig. 1. Forty-eight percent of reported ...

Recently released statistics revealed that working in the construction industry was once again the most dangerous occupation in the country, as over 20% of all workplace fatalities from 2023 occurred ...

TUCSON, Ariz., March 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Electrical Safety Foundation (ESFI) was awarded an Industry of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2023 Electrical Safety Workshop (ESW) ...

Workers in the tree-trimming industry have a huge number of workplace electrical fatalities, according to the Electrical Safety Foundation A tree trimmer was found suspended 30 feet above the ground ...

Silhouetted construction workers standing on girders wait for a crane lowering cargo with sunset yellow in the background. Nearly 5,500 people died as a result of workplace injuries in the United ...