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From: Jeroen Belleman <jeroen@nospam.please>
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Subject: Re: electrical deaths
Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2024 23:52:03 +0100
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On 11/28/24 20:16, Lasse Langwadt wrote:
> On 11/27/24 23:54, Klaus Vestergaard Kragelund wrote:
>> On 27-11-2024 16:11, Ralph Mowery wrote:
>>> In article <iv1dkj1d8qa5cvm4r5b7mbehcot0lnd057@4ax.com>, JL@gct.com
>>> says...
>>>>
>>>> https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Age-adjusted-mortality-rates-from-electrical-injuries-per-1-million-population-European_fig1_221916189
>>>>
>>>> The US (0.63 PPM) is probably low partly because we have mostly 120
>>>> volt gadgets. I usually wire boxes hot, and get tickled now and then,
>>>> no big deal.
>>>>
>>>> Some countries are astounding.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> It is probably all the safety standards in this country.
>>>
>>>
>>> When I first started in a plant about 40 years ago there was very little
>>> safety precautions.  In the last 20 or so years they got very strict
>>> following new govenment regulations.
>>>
>>> The electrical code for homes has gotten onthe safety bandwagon.  All
>>> the GFCI and arc flash circuits probably help.
>>
>> On the other hand, you have USB chargers and other power supplies from 
>> China with poor to some having little barrier insulation. That being 
>> said, I have never hear about a fatality from that risk pool.
>>
>> Actually, the regulations for building electronic devices are quite 
>> strict. At the same time, we have cars passing each other with a 
>> differential speed of 200km/h within a couple of feet. Kills a lot of 
>> people, but the regulations are never changed (hard to modify existing 
>> infrastructure)
> 
> traffic death and serious traffic injuries, is somewhere between half 
> and a third of what they were just 20 years ago
> 


Not surprising. Much traffic these days is standing still or
crawling along at walking speed.

Jeroen Belleman