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  • Electricity seeks the easiest and shortest path to the ground. When people or objects come too close to, or touch an electrical wire, they can become a part of the electrical circuit which can result in an instant flow of electricity through them to ground.
  • The flow of electricity through the human body can kill. Less than one ampere of electricity can burn, severely injure or cause death. Electricity is fast, electricity travels at approximately 299,330 km per second. That leaves no room for mistakes. Never put yourself into electricity’s path.
  • All metals and water conduct electricity quickly and in large amounts. Even human bodies (composed of 70% water) and non-metallic materials (trees, ropes etc.) depending on their moisture content can conduct electricity. Caution needs to be applied.
  • Warning labels have been designed and tested to communicate a sense of danger to children even those too young to read.

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