Shock PPE Gloves and Solutions

Understanding the importance of wearing PPE gloves, such as RIGS, Hot Gloves and a Leather Protector, is critical to your safety.

  • A total of 739 workers died from exposure to electricity, or nearly 3 deaths every week over the five year period.
  • One-fifth of victims were self-employed.

  • 417 of these deaths were caused by direct exposure to electricity, such as touching a live wire without RIGS.

  • The leading locations for fatal injuries from direct exposure to electricity were industrial places and premises (36% of deaths) and private residences (26%).

  • 308 deaths were caused by indirect exposure to electricity (contact with something unintentionally conducting electricity).

Source: NFPA FATAL ELECTRICAL INJURIES AT WORK by Richard Campbell May 2018

Annual Number of Fatal Electrical Injuries at Work 2007-2016

Source: NFPA’s FATAL ELECTRICAL INJURIES AT WORK by Richard Campbell May 2018

NFPA 70E Standards 2021