WHEREAS, hundreds of people die, and thousands are injured each year in the United States as a result of electrically related incidents; and

WHEREAS, on average, there are 430 civilian deaths related to electrical home fires each year; and

WHEREAS, property damage resulting from home fires caused by electrical failure or malfunction amounts to more than $1.3 billion annually; and

WHEREAS, 6.4 workplace injuries occur daily in the United States from electricity-related incidents; and

WHEREAS, following basic electrical safety precautions can help prevent thousands of people from being injured or killed each year; and

WHEREAS, citizens are encouraged to inspect their homes and workplaces for possible electrical hazards; and

WHEREAS, citizens are advised to protect their homes and families with the latest safety technology, such as ground-fault circuit interrupters, arc-fault circuit interrupters, surge protective devices, and tamper resistant receptacles; and

WHEREAS, citizens are urged to install, test, and properly maintain an adequate number of smoke alarms; and

WHEREAS, during electrical safety month, citizens are encouraged to consider education, awareness and advocacy in the home, school and workplace in order to promote electrical safety;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Glenn Youngkin, do hereby recognize May 2022, as ELECTRICAL SAFETY MONTH in our COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, and I call this observance to the attention of all our citizens.