Electrical Safety Tips: Conduct An Indoor Electrical Safety Check In Your Home

(HIT) - While you're cleaning off the electric grill, take a few minutes to check for electrical safety hazards in your home. Unsafe conditions, such as overloaded circuits, the misuse of extension cords, and frayed insulation around wiring, cause many injuries in and around the home each year. Prevent problems by using the handy checklist in "Indoor Electrical Safety Check" from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Electrical Safety Foundation International to conduct a thorough inspection.

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