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The thin line marks today, 29 September 2026.

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National Electrical Safety Month

National Electrical Safety Month runs through May in the United States. The Electrical Safety Foundation International picks a set of electrical hazards each year and publishes free infographics, videos and workplace materials on them, and many state governors issue proclamations. Employers, utilities and schools use the month to talk about overhead lines, qualified workers, counterfeit equipment and, increasingly, lithium-ion batteries and charging.

2027

1–31 May 2027

Expected

Expected date from the organiser’s standing rule. Confirm with the organiser nearer the time.

Organiser: Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI)

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When it falls

The whole of May, every year.

Also known as: NESM, Electrical Safety Month.

Where it came from

The Electrical Safety Foundation International is a non-profit set up to prevent electrically related injuries, deaths and fires, and it has led National Electrical Safety Month each May since 1998, which made 2025 the campaign's 28th year. ESFI picks a handful of topics each year, builds free infographics, videos and workplace materials around them, and asks state governors to proclaim May as National Electrical Safety Month so the campaign reaches beyond the electrical trades.

First observed in 1998.

The organiser’s account of the day

How organisations mark it

  • Share the year's ESFI infographics and video shorts in team briefings and on staff noticeboards.
  • Check that anyone working on or near energised equipment is a qualified worker under your procedures.
  • Audit chargers, extension leads and rechargeable devices for damage and missing test-lab certification.
  • Run a look-up-and-live briefing on overhead powerlines for anyone working outdoors or with plant.
  • Ask your state governor's office about a proclamation and use it to launch local outreach.

Why this exists

Workplace & farm

nearly three millionwork-related deaths a year

Work-related deaths worldwide — worldwide, 2023. Source: International Labour Organization, Nearly 3 million people die of work-related accidents and diseases (news release) (2023).

“Nearly three million workers die every year due to work-related accidents and diseases”

More figures for this hazard

ObservanceNextKindWhereHazards
Fire Prevention Week4–10 October 2026 ConfirmedWeekUnited States, CanadaFireChildren
National Safety Month1–30 June 2027 ExpectedMonthUnited StatesWorkRoadFalls
Safe + Sound WeekThe organiser has not announced datesWeekUnited StatesWork

Sources

  1. National Electrical Safety Month — ESFI — www.esfi.org, read 15 September 2026.
  2. ESFI Kicks Off 2025 National Electrical Safety Month Campaign with Battery Safety Message — www.esfi.org, read 15 September 2026.

Page last confirmed against the organiser on 15 September 2026.