Don't Discount the Danger of 120V

An expectation of low risk leads to life-altering and career-ending injury for one unsuspecting electrician

Many a seasoned electrical worker will tell you that 120V is low voltage and pretty much harmless. More than one electrician has told me with almost some form of professional pride that they have been shocked many a time by 120V yet no harm has befallen them. There are even those few old timers who talk of how they commonly test circuits to see if they are live by touching the leads with the back

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