Governor Proclaims Electrical Safety Month 2024

ELECTRICAL SAFETY MONTH

2024

BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, each year, hundreds of people die, and thousands are injured, in the United States as a result of electrically related incidents; and

WHEREAS, property damage resulting from home fires caused by electrical failure or malfunction amounts to more than $1.4 billion annually, and on average, there are 390 civilian deaths nationally related to electrical home structure fires each year; and

WHEREAS, an average of two deaths occur daily in the United States from electrically related incidents; and

WHEREAS, people are encouraged to inspect their homes and workplaces for possible electrical hazards and 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

WHEREAS, every family or individual should install, regularly test, and properly maintain 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, awareness, and advocacy; and

WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina encourages people in its communities to observe the importance of establishing and practicing electrical safety habits in the home, school, and workplace to reduce the number of electrical-related fires, injuries, and deaths;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, ROY COOPER, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim May, 2024, as “ELECTRICAL SAFETY MONTH” in North Carolina, and commend its observance to all citizens.

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Roy Cooper

Governor

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this thirtieth day of April in the year of our Lord two thousand and twenty-four and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-eighth.