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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

PROCLAIMING MAY 2022 TO BE "ELECTRICAL SAFETY MONTH" IN THE STATE OF

RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Senator Roger Picard

     Date Introduced: May 25, 2022

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

     WHEREAS, Annually in the United States, hundreds of people die and thousands are

injured as a result of electrically related incidents; and

     WHEREAS, An estimated 32,000 home structure fires reported to United States fire

departments involved some type of electrical failure or malfunction as a factor contributing to

ignition; and

     WHEREAS, On average, there are 430 civilian deaths, 1,060 civilian injuries, and $1.3

billion in direct property damage resulting from home fires caused by electrical failure or

malfunction each year; and

     WHEREAS, Every day in the United States, 6.4 workplace injuries occur from

electrically related incidents and in 2020, workplace electrical hazards caused over 2,220 severe

injuries, which resulted in the affected personnel taking time off from work; and

     WHEREAS, Inspecting homes and workplaces for possible electrical hazards, as well as

following basic electrical safety precautions can help prevent thousands of people from being

injured or killed each year; and

     WHEREAS, Citizens are also well-advised to protect their homes and families with the

latest safety technology, such as ground-fault circuit interrupters, arc-fault circuit interrupters,

surge protective devices, and tamper resistant receptacles, and with the installation, testing, and

proper maintenance of an adequate number of smoke alarms; and

     WHEREAS, The Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) is dedicated

exclusively to promoting electrical safety in the home, school, and workplace through education

and advocacy, and to increasing public awareness by sponsoring National Electrical Safety

Month each May; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby proclaims May of

2022 to be "Electrical Safety Month" in the State of Rhode Island and encourages all citizens to

observe the importance of establishing and practicing electrical safety habits in the home, school,

and workplace to reduce the number of electrically related fires, injuries, and deaths; and be it

further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Jeffrey Taylor, Mayforth Group, the Electrical

Safety Foundation International (ESFI), and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association

(NEMA).

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