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Sunday, October 7, 2007
Electrical Outlets
Q: Regarding "special safety outlets" that some centers have- do these also need to have outlet covers? The All About book only mentions them briefly (p. 136).
Some electrical outlets have words on them stating (usually in red) "safety outlet" or a red dot or something to that effect. If there are no outlet covers, we do get down to see if the visible slots are blocked by some internal mechanism. A lot of the time, the "safety outlets" are not actually turned to the safe position. So we would have to count that as a safety hazard.
This question was previously asked by another coach and I asked one of the trainers from North Carolina about it. They said that as long as the outlets are labeled as safety outlets (I have seen them marked with a green dot and/or very fine print stating either “safety outlet” or “tamper resistant”) they are fine and should not be counted as safety hazards.
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Some electrical outlets have words on them stating (usually in red) "safety outlet" or a red dot or something to that effect. If there are no outlet covers, we do get down to see if the visible slots are blocked by some internal mechanism. A lot of the time, the "safety outlets" are not actually turned to the safe position. So we would have to count that as a safety hazard.
This question was previously asked by another coach and I asked one of the trainers from North Carolina about it. They said that as long as the outlets are labeled as safety outlets (I have seen them marked with a green dot and/or very fine print stating either “safety outlet” or “tamper resistant”) they are fine and should not be counted as safety hazards.
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