Safer Choice Standard

 Ensure light bulbs are tight in socket
 Wire receptacles around the screw
 Devices in the home should be UL and FCC
Part 15 compliant
 Route wires in strategic areas so homeowners and other
trades are less likely to pierce through a wire
Preventative measures (for contractors)
Screw
terminal
Inserting wire into the pressure slots on the back of the
receptacle is not the best method
50 to 75 percent of all electrical fires in the United States are
caused by arc fault conditions
Wrapping wire around the screws located on sides of the
receptacle is the best method
Example of line-to-ground arc fault (nail puncturing
NM-B wire)