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Childproofing Your Home: Tamper Resistant Receptacles

Each year, approximately 2,400 children suffer severe shock and burns when they stick items into the slots of electrical receptacles – that is nearly seven...
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Home Renovation: Childproofing Outlets

Each year, approximately 2,400 children suffer severe shock and burns when they stick items into the slots of electrical receptacles – that is nearly seven...
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Home Safety Devices – Renovate Your Home to Code

The National Electrical Code is revised every three years and outlines the minimum requirements for safe electrical installation. Many older homes may not have an...
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2023 National Electrical Code Adoption

What is the National Electrical Code? https://youtu.be/BgyJGk3mLRY What is the National Electrical Code? Did you know that as of 2023, there have been 17 revisions...
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Tamper Resistant Receptacle – Increasing Your Home’s Value and Safety

There are many ways to increase your home’s value, but did you know that making safety improvements could be an economical way to add value...
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Tamper Resistant Receptacles: Is Your State Keeping Children Safe

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, there were an average of 4,963 injuries caused by electrical receptacles between 2008 and 2016 with the majority...
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Do your Outlets Need an Upgrade?

Did you know that an electrical outlet can do much more than provide electricity? They can be life saving devices by preventing shocks, burns and...
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How Protected Are Children From Electric Shock? A Tamper Resistant Receptacle Survey

Each year, 2,400 children in the U.S. are treated for injuries caused by electrical outlets. ESFI surveyed mothers with young children to gauge the public’s...
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Outlets: The Ins and Outs Video

Do your Outlets Need an Upgrade? Did you know that an electrical outlet can do much more than provide electricity? They can be life saving...
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What is a Tamper Resistant Receptacle?

TRRs resemble regular receptacles but they’re so much more.  In fact, they provide a permanent solution to childhood shock caused by tampering with electrical outlets....
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Fire Prevention Week 2015 – Bedroom Safety

Fire Prevention Week, sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association, is October 4-10, 2015 with the theme “Hear the Beep Where you Sleep” to remind you...
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Safety from the Inside: Tamper Resistant Receptacles (TRRs)

Each year approximately 2,400 children are treated from shocks and burns after sticking items into slots of electrical receptacles. To prevent these types of injuries,...
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