House fires that start with a single overloaded cord rarely look dramatic at first. A warm plug, a faint plastic smell, a power strip tucked behind a sofa or under a desk, and suddenly a convenience ...

Using an extension cord in the kitchen can often be a bad idea, especially if you don't follow the proper safety guidelines.

When in need of an extension cord in the office or at home, it's imperative to know that just because a particular cord is long enough, it's not necessarily the right one for the job. Many erroneously ...

Although we are living in an increasingly wireless world, many of our electrical gadgets and appliances still require plugging into an outlet. Like the item it powers, an electrical power cord ...

With millions of Americans decorating their homes for the holidays, tangles of extension cords and electrical wires are a common sight. Researchers have estimated more than 1,000 injuries in children ...

Most outlets have a limit of 1,800 watts, with 1,500 watts cited as a safe maximum. This is enough for multiple device ...

Most homeowners don't give much thought to the electrical system humming away behind their walls. Until something goes wrong, ...

Any construction work site is full of potentially dangerous situations. OSHA regulations have been put in place to make construction sites as safe as possible. "Out of 4,251 worker fatalities in ...

This safety procedure provides guidelines for safely working around electrical hazards. It includes provisions for training, lockout requirements, and specific types of work practices and the required ...

Article 400 of the 2020 National Electrical Code (NEC) provides the requirements for flexible cords and flexible cables. OSHA also has requirements for them [29CFR1926.405(g)]. Think of cords as being ...

Posted below are safety tips provided by National Grid: Safely decorate the Christmas tree: According to the National Fire ...

DANVILLE, Va. (WSET) — The Danville Fire Department is pinpointing the cause of a deadly house fire on Lewis Street. Investigators determined it to be accidental. There were several extension cords ...