“Look Up! Look Down! Look Out!” (NAPSA)— The Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFTDreminds those on the job to look up, look down and look out for electrical safety hazards. On average, 325 people die and 4,400 are injured each year because of electrical hazards, according to data from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The leading cause of fatal electrical incidents while on the job is contact with power lines, both above and below ground. “Workers using ladders orscaffolds, and those carrying aluminum siding, poles, fencing and even lumber, need to be aware and stay clear of power lines,” notes Anne Mayberry, program manager of ESFI. Such contacts caused approximately 22 percent of the work-related fatalities over a seven-year period, according to the report (“Occupational Electrical Injuries in the U.S. 1992- 1998,” published in the Journal of Safety Research). Eliminating power line contacts with equipment such as cranes, boom trucks and dump trucks could reduce workplace electrical fatalities by another 17 percent annually, the study suggests. Construction workers, who make up approximately seven percent of the U.S. workforce, suffer 44 percent of the electrical fatalities. Electrical safety experts note that the best insulator to keep workers safe from electricity is space. Stay at least 10 feet away from power lines, safety experts advise. For more on electrical safety, visit www.electrical-safety.org and download the brochure, “Look Up! Look Down! Look Out!” from ESFTslibrary.