Know How You Can Stay Safe and Get Through Until Power Gets Restored to You Storms that are severe enough to bring down power lines are all too frequent, and when power lines are brought down during a storm, they can present more than just an inconvenience. Downed power lines usually still carry live electricity, […]
Electrical Safety at Home Practicing electrical safety is easier than you might think. It is vital that you understand that electricity always takes the quickest and shortest route to the ground. Electricity has the ability to flow through metal, wire, water, and more worryingly, humans! Electricity cannot be seen by the human eye, but it […]
A Recent Story Of Electric Shock Drowning Both swimming and boating on lakes are a popular hobby, and they are also pastimes where safety is a serious consideration. Therefore, it took the Ritz family totally by surprise when their son Lucas was tragically killed whilst swimming in a lake despite wearing a life preserver, and […]
Electricity is something that we all take for granted, yet we often forget just how hazardous it can be, and if not treated with the respect it deserves, electricity can be a killer. Unfortunately, for one family in the town of Chevy Chase, Maryland, that is something that became true only last week. A middle […]
Make Safety Priority One When Doing Home Improvement and Repair Projects Summer is traditionally that time of the year when all of those home maintenance and repair projects start, both inside and outside of the home. However, we have all heard stories of the DIY disasters that can befall even the most confident home improvement […]