| R 336 |
| 2022 -- S 2985 Enacted 05/31/2022 |
| 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 |
| 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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