Check for Home Hazards during Electrical Safety Month

EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. (PRWEB) May 27, 2014

Gold Medal Service, an award-winning heating, cooling, plumbing, electrical, drain cleaning, and waterproofing service company servicing all of New Jersey, is encouraging area homeowners to check the wiring in their homes during Electrical Safety Month in May.

Each year, the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) sponsors Electrical Safety Month as part of its yearlong efforts to educate homeowners about electrical hazards around the house. The organization has a special Electrical Safety Illustrated magazine available for homeowners to learn how to best protect their families and homes from electrical hazards.

Electrical hazards can be, at best, inconvenient, and at worst, deadly, but theyre also largely preventable. Its vital to be aware of any potential problems around your home and to correct them if you identify any, said Mike Agugliaro, co-founder of Gold Medal Service. Our expert electricians can inspect wiring, outlets, appliances, and other electrical devices around your home and make sure youre protected from power surges, electrical fires, and lightning damage.

According to the National Fire Protection Association, as many as 47,700 home fires each year are connected to electrical failures or malfunctions, causing $1.4 billion in property damage, 418 deaths, and 1,570 injuries.

The ESFIs Electrical Safety Illustrated resource outlines how homeowners can implement the National Electrical Code, a nationwide benchmark for safe electrical design, installation, and inspection. Gold Medal Service experts can help homeowners install everything they need to meet the benchmark, including:

For more information on Electrical Safety Month, visit http://www.esfi.org. For more information about Gold Medal Service, call 800-576-GOLD or visit http://www.goldmedalservice.com.

About Gold Medal Service Gold Medal Service, rated A+ by the Better Business Bureau, was founded in New Jersey in 1994 with just two employees. Their vision was to provide homeowners with a reliable and trustworthy home service company customers could count on to fix just about anything that could go wrong in a home. Since then Gold Medal has grown to include more than 120 employees and technicians solving plumbing, heating, cooling, electric, drain, waterproofing, and sewer issues for homeowners across the state of New Jersey. Gold Medal Service is an Angies List Super Service Award recipient. For more information, call 800-576-GOLD or visit http://www.goldmedalservice.com.

For additional information, contact: Heather Ripley, Ripley PR hripley(at)ripleypr(dot)com 865-977-1973

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