What You Can Do to Prevent Electrocution and ESD: Part 2

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Hiring a licensed electrician could have saved 13-year-old Sarah Grace Tellifero from electric shock drowning, reports suggest. On a Sunday afternoon in 2014, Sarah was enjoying the last days of summer with three friends, swimming near a boathouse on a local lake. But when Sarah grabbed a boarding ladder on a pontoon boat to climb out of the water, she was electrocuted.

Read full previously published article: https://electricalindustry.ca/latest-news/758-what-you-can-do-to-prevent-electrocution-and-esd

 

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