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Life Saving Ground Straps from Falconer Electronics

November 06
00:57 2020

Falconer, NY, USA – November 4, 2020 – How often does anyone pick up an electrical device and worry, “is this thing going to shock me?” Most people rarely if ever think about being electrocuted due to an under sung invention some call grounding straps. Ground straps are tinned copper braided wire ground straps that help channel electricity and keep people safe.

• There were 5,348 deaths (from 1980 to 1992) caused by electrocutions accounted for 7% of all fatalities and an average of 411 deaths per year. According to the CDC here: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/98-131/pdfs/98-131.pdf.

WebMD states that 63% of children under 12 who suffer from electric shock receive this injury from electric power cords and another 15% are related the power outlet itself.

• Less than 100 people died of electrocution each year from 2002-2009 according the CDC: https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/2009electrocutions.pdf.

While many have not thought about being shocked by devices recently, this wasn’t always the case. Consider there were 5,348 deaths (from 1980 to 1992) caused by electrocutions accounted for 7% of all fatalities and an average of 411 deaths per year. According to the CDC here: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/98-131/pdfs/98-131.pdf. In 1985 Falconer Electronics (FEI) was born in part to help resolve this exact problem. FEI have been manufacturing thousands upon thousands of ground straps throughout the years since here in the USA. These products are helping to keep countless people safe.

Ground Straps play a critical role in safety for the people operating electrical devices. The role of ground straps is to protect those using the equipment from electrostatic discharge (ESD) like that of lightning and static electricity, that would be emitted from electrical devices without the proper rerouting of the current to something with a safe earth ground.

Beyond helping users of equipment get shocked by the ESD, ground straps also protect the equipment itself from damage to components like circuits, preventing things such as short circuiting, overheated wires and more. Ground straps literally save the lives of people and devices daily. An article on WebMD states that 63% of children under 12 who suffer from electric shock receive this injury from electric power cords and another 15% are related the power outlet itself. That means that 78% of the shocks happening directly because of the power intake, not the device, thanks to among other things, the proper installation of a ground strap. In fact thanks to the grounding straps, less than 100 people died each year, 25% of the total just 20-30 years prior, from electrocution thanks to increased manufacturing safety guidelines and procedures.

Want to learn more about Ground Straps? Read the GROUND STRAPS: THE OFFICIAL GROUND STRAP RESOURCE GUIDE.

Anyone in need of Lead or Lead-Free ground straps can get a quote quickly and easily from Falconer Electronics.

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