There are more than 30,000 non-fatal electrical accidents and approximately 1,000 deaths as a result of an electrical injury in the United States every year. Many of these occur in the mechanical construction and service industry. Year after year, electrocutions remain one of the top four leading causes of death among the construction trades.
MCAA’s new Electrical Safety Video for the Mechanical Construction and Service Industry highlights how can you avoid becoming one of these statistics by:
- Understanding the electrical concepts of path to ground and path of least resistance
- Keeping your powered equipment in good working order
- Using Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (or GFCIs) when necessary
- Recognizing work situations that are particularly hazardous and knowing how to handle them safely
This video is available in both English and Spanish, part of MCAA’s continued commitment to adding Spanish-language safety resources to help ensure the safety of all our industry’s workers.
For additional safety and health videos and a list of all 700+ mechanical industry safety and health resources available from MCAA, click here.
If you have questions, please contact Raffi Elchemmas, MCAA’s Executive Director of Safety, Health, and Risk Management.
