Christmas Time Electrical Safety

By Dave Rongey
Summary: Christmas time electrical safety is essential to prevent accidents during the holiday season. This article helps guide you and your family with some basic precautions, then supplies links to more safety information. Lets all have a Safe Christmas Holiday Season.

The holiday season can be enjoyed safely by taking certain precautions for Christmas time electrical safety to avoid electrical hazards and also falls when decorating.

Heightened public awareness is a key element for reducing holiday-related injuries. Prevention strategies should focus on recognizing the possibility of falls, using ladders safely.

Using safer alternatives such as step stools instead of furniture when hanging decorations, and increasing awareness of seasonal fall hazards.

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REMEMBER:
Christmas time electrical safety practiced during the holiday season also might improve safety throughout the year.

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