Abbreviation ESFI Founded 1994 | Website ESFI.org | |
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Focus Electrical Safety, Education Location Rosslyn, Arlington, Virginia, United States of America Formerly called National Electrical Safety Foundation Type of business Foundation (United States law); (IRS exemption status): 501(c)(3) Founders National Electrical Manufacturers Association, UL, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Similar National Safety Council, National Fire Protectio, American Public Power As, CSA Group | ||
The Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI), formerly the National Electrical Safety Foundation, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Rosslyn, Virginia, U.S.A dedicated exclusively to promoting electrical safety at home, school, and in the workplace. Founded in 1994 as a cooperative effort by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), Underwriters Laboratories (UL), and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), ESFI is funded by charitable contributions from, distributors, Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories, retailers, insurers, utilities, safety organizations, and trade and labor associations. The mission of the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) is to reduce electrically-related injuries, deaths and fires; saving lives and property through public education and outreach.
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Mission
ESFI is committed to:
National Electrical Safety Month
Each May ESFI commemorates National Electrical Safety Month (NESM) to raise awareness and educate the public on critical electrical safety topics. In many states, governors have issued proclamations to observe National Electrical Safety Month and the Executive Office has taken note with official Presidential recognition beginning in 2014.
Programs
ESFI supports and creates materials to raise awareness on the following electrical safety technologies required by the National Fire Protection Association’s National Electrical Code: