http://www.plantengineering.com/single-article/electrical-safety-from-the-ground-up/704ebba991e540452a58bf62a7eb4a4d.html From this article: How shock occurs
Electrocution is the second leading cause of death at construction sites, followed by fall from height.
Private landlords are putting lives at risk by ignoring electrical faults oakland ca. berkeley montclair piedmont ca electrical fire hazards ignored.
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/private-landlords-are-putting-lives-at-risk-by-ignoring-electrical-faults-8651801.html Landlords are required by law to ensure that electrical installations are maintained in a safe condition. But they aren’t doing that by and large.
300,000 counterfeit square D breakers sold are causing fires. Chinese counterfeits.
http://www.philadelphiaelectric.com/recall__federal_pacific_breaker.htm From this article: Counterfeit breaker information.
Commission Closes Investigation Of FPE Circuit Breakers And Provides Safety Information For Consumers due to lack of money to make tests.
http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Newsroom/News-Releases/1983/Commission-Closes-Investigation-Of-FPE-Circuit-Breakers-And-Provides-Safety-Information-For-Consumers/ The cpsc has decided not to spend the money to prove that fpe, or federal pacific stab lok breakers are defective, placing millions of home owners at further risk of fire and smoke inhalation caused by these awful defective breakers and panels.