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Electrical Safety First (formerly The Electrical Safety Council, or ESC) is a registered UK charity working with all sectors of the electrical industry as well as local and central government to reduce deaths and injuries caused by electrical accidents. Research shows that every year 2.5 million adults get an electric shock in their homes or garden, any of which could have caused injury or death.〔http://www.esc.org.uk/stakeholder/policies-and-research/statistics/〕 In 2007, according to government statistics,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fire statistics, Great Britain )〕 there were 19 deaths and 2,788 injuries caused by electric shocks. In addition, electricity is now the major cause of accidental domestic fires in UK homes with over 21,000 in 2007. In that same year there were 49 deaths and 3,477 injuries. The charity, through its activities and partnerships, aims to ensure that consumers’ needs are recognised and that issues of electrical safety are given the appropriate priority. ==History== Electrical Safety First was established as the National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting (NICEIC) in 1956. The National Inspection Council was in turn created from the National Register of Electrical Contractors, established in 1923, an organisation set up to provide protection for consumers against unsafe electrical wiring and equipment. Significant events in their history: * 1956 NICEIC set up * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Electrical Safety First」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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