Working Safely With Electricity

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics website states in 2008 there were nearly 2,500 lost workday injuries resulting from electrical shock. During the same time period, electricity killed an additional 192 workers. The characteristics and power that make electricity so useful in our everyday lives also make it dangerous.

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