🟢 🎥 Overhead power lines can create a painful hot-skin voltage
Mike on Mic – High voltage power lines… Watch Mike Sokol’s 2-minute video on why parking your RV underneath high-tension…
Safety
🟢 Adding a Ring video doorbell to watch the elderly
A few years ago I picked up a Ring video doorbell to help keep my 91-year-old father safe. Here’s what…
🟢 🆘 Wrapping up lightning safety week!
More safety information from the National Weather Service…
June 22-28, 2025 is Lightning Safety Awareness Week!
I’ve seen a lightning strike hit the ground up close and personal (less than 20 feet away) and it was…
♦ Is there an easy way to test a ground rod?
Take a deep dive into how to properly measure the impedance of a grounding rod
🔶 Charles F. Dalziel’s study on electric shock – from 1961
Ever wonder how electrical safety standards were developed? It’s study time! (Published Dec 2023)
Two workers electrocuted by power lines on Camp Spring church roof
The two workers were working on the roof of First Baptist Church of Camp Springs in Maryland when the incident…
🔸 RPBG outlet dangers in EC&M magazine
I originally published this article in Electrical Construction & Maintenance Magazine back on July 15, 2013… And I’ve updated it…
🟢 🆘 Lightning safety around water and boat docks
On average, 28 people in the United States die each year from lightning strikes (May 2024)
Electric Shock Drowning Dangers
Don’t swim around any dock that has electric power. And how to save yourself if you’re getting shocked in the…
Avoiding Lightning Damage: Part 2
Can insulating pads under your jacks help prevent lightning damage? A deeper study… (April 2023)
Avoiding Lightning Damage: Part 1
Can SnapPads under your leveling jacks help reduce damage to your RV electrical system from a nearby lightning strike? (April…