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Streetzaps.com is a non-partisan initiative organized and led by Blair Sorrel to reduce the year round risk of injury and fatality from contact voltage shocking or electrocution resulting from damaged or tampered wiring.

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Contact Voltage Information

Hawaii Discovers The Risk Of Stray Voltage Is Common

Gene Park, www.starbulletin.com, February 20, 2009

Mark Voigtsberger discusses how the electrocution of a Hawaiian Man is 'almost identical' to electrocutions that have occurred in other cities around the country.  Read the Full Report.

Killing Fields

By Electrical Safety Authority, Canada, August 1, 2008

The Canadian Government has issued a warning about the electrical hazards at ball fields.  This Bulletin has valid points for American sports complexes as well.  Read the Bulletin.

Analysis Of Public Shock And Electrocution Cases

Mark Voigtsberger's Report is regarded as the benchmark of electrical organizations and regulators. Florida's preponderance of voltage episodes are attributable to a year-round  barefoot or sandals-clad outdoor lifestyle coupled with poor grounding conditions, soil salinity, humidity, and coastal disturbance.  Read the Full Report.

Clearing Up Confusion On Unwanted Voltages

Electrical professionals are working to define universal definitions, testing, and mitigation techniques for stray and contact voltages.  Read the Full Article.