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GFCI and AFCIs

Statistics indicate that the number of deaths and injuries due to electrical hazards may be on the decline. Part of the reason for that may be related to the use of ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs) and arc fault circuit interrupters (AFCIs). GFCIs can protect against electrical shock, while AFCIs detect hazards often responsible for electrical fires.

To help keep your workplace safe from electrical hazards, increase electrical safety awareness and use quality electrical safety products, such as GFCIs and AFCIs, to help protect against electrical shocks and fires.

GFCIs

One of the most important safety devices you can use to protect against electrocutions is a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI). Estimates indicate that the installation of GFCIs have saved hundreds of lives and prevented thousands of injuries in the U.S. over the past 30 years.

GFCIs are designed to provide protection against electrical shock from ground faults, or leakage currents, which occur when the electrical current flows outside of the circuit conductors.

GFCIs are designed for both home and commercial use.

GFCI Poster and Flyer

Developed as a joint effort between ESFI, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), this promotional piece, available in both poster and flyer sizes, is intended to help remind people on the job and at home of the availability of potentially life-saving ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs), and the importance of testing GFCIs monthly and after major electrical storms.

View or download the GFCI poster. To order a hard copy of the GFCI poster or flyer visit the ESFI Store or print the ESFI Order Form and mail or fax your order in.

Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCIs) Must be Checked Regularly. There are four steps to this test. To begin, please click on the button where indicated.

For a printable GFCI demonstration click here.

AFCIs

Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters, or AFCIs, are electrical safety devices designed to prevent fires caused by dangerous electrical arcs. Arc faults are one of the major causes of the thousands of residential electrical fires that occur each year.

Use of new AFCI technology could prevent 50 to 75 percent of these fires, saving hundreds of lives, reducing thousands of injuries and nearly $1 billion in property damage annually.