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• No Swimming - Warning Potential Shock Hazard! 
• Warning - Potential Shock Hazard 

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Online Electric Shock Drowning Resources: 

• NFPA: The Hazards of Electric Shock Drowning (ESD)
• Mike Holt and Ed Lethert ESD Video 
• NFPA - Marina Risk Reduction
• NFPA Marina Risk Reduction Report ​
• Energy Education Council (EEC) 2014 TLC Campaign - Lucas's Story
• Electrical Safety Foundation (ESFi): Boating and Marina Safety - Avoid Electric Shock Drowning
• Electrical Safety Foundation (ESFi) - Electric Shock Drowning Information Sheet - 2017 
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) "Electrical Safety Around Water" page 
• Mike Holt Enterprises - Electric Shock Drowning & Electrocutions Newsletters​

Articles on Electric Shock Drowning:

• ESD Explained by Beth Leonard.  July 2013 Seaworthy article that explains why ESD occurs and what can be done about it.  
• ESD Tech Talk by Beth Leonard. July 2013 Seaworthy article 
• Does Death Lurk Below? by Mike Telleria. May 2013 Boating Magazine article 
• A preventable Dockside Tragedy, by Kevin Ritz.  October 2009 Seaworthy article about ESD and losing his son, Lucas. 

Reference Materials on Electric Shock Drowning: 

• Electric Shock Drowning Incident List - Revised 5/3/23
• ESD Protocol for Diving on Boats at Docks Using Electrical Powers - October 2019
• NFPA Marina Risk Reduction Report 
• Electric Shock Drowning: Causes and Prevention (2017), by G.S. Cargill, III
• The Fire Protection Research Foundation Report, Assessment of Hazardous Voltage / Current in Marinas, Boatyards and Floating Buildings, National Fire Protection Association 

                      > November 6, 2014 Activity Summary 

• "Hot Docks, Hot Boats, and Electric Shock Drowning". Kevin Ritz's ABYC Webinar on ESD

• In-Water Shock Hazard Mitigation Strategies, Final Report dated October 1, 2008, by James D. Shafer and Capt. David E. Rifkin (USN, Ret). 
• NEC 2011 Marina Ground-Fault Protection 555.3 by MIke Holt.  Mike discusses the change in the National Electric Code that requires ground fault protection at marinas.  
• Electric Shock Drowning... The Invisible Killer II Marina Electrical Safety - Part II by Chris Dolan  
• Extension Cords on Docks and at the Lake, by Ed Lethert 

Legislation: 

• Michael Cunningham Act - West Virginia's ESD Prevention Law
  
• Noah Dean and Nate Act - Tennessee's ESD Prevention Law