submergedusa
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Sadly there have been multiple fatalities this month involving swimming around docks in freshwater. 3 were killed in Lake of Ozarks MO and 2 in Cherokee Lake, TN. In each case there was a fault of some kind to ground with no low impedance grounding path path back to the source.
All docks around freshwater should be protected by GFCI circuit breaker, as a minimum. Although GFCIs are not required for marinas, they are now required use ground fault protection not to exceed a 100ma trip.
These stories received national level attention this past week. The public is very interested, especially those living on the water. You may be able to get some extra business by offering some services in this area. As a minimum you could test for ground faults and install GFCIs where they are lacking.
Please contact me for more information on what you can do, and how to test for dangerous conditions around the water.
Capt. David Rifkin, USN, Ret.
contact via PM
All docks around freshwater should be protected by GFCI circuit breaker, as a minimum. Although GFCIs are not required for marinas, they are now required use ground fault protection not to exceed a 100ma trip.
These stories received national level attention this past week. The public is very interested, especially those living on the water. You may be able to get some extra business by offering some services in this area. As a minimum you could test for ground faults and install GFCIs where they are lacking.
Please contact me for more information on what you can do, and how to test for dangerous conditions around the water.
Capt. David Rifkin, USN, Ret.
contact via PM
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