Littelfuse to Host Electrical Safety Webcast on May 28

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May 14, 2020

Littelfuse, Inc., a global manufacturer of technologies in circuit protection, power control and sensing, invites plant engineers, facility managers, and maintenance professionals to join its electrical safety webcast on Thursday, May 28, 2020 from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Central Time. Littelfuse will share key findings from its recent survey of approximately 600 people who work on or around electricity. The educational webcast will inform attendees about workers who have experienced electrical shock on the job, the ability to recognize electrical shock hazards, and what can be done to improve electrical shock safety.  Professional development credit will be earned by those who attend the webcast.

Attendees will:

  •  –   See the results from the Littelfuse electrical safety survey
  •  –   Understand safety training program blind spots and what can be done to improve worker safety from electrical shock
  •  –   Learn about Industrial GFCI products to take control, remove human error, and overcome weaknesses of training

The webcast is free, and attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions in a live Q&A session after the presentation. To sign up, visit the Littelfuse webcast registration page. The webcast will be available on-demand via the same link.

For more information, visit www.littelfuse.com.

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