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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 
2019 ESDPA.  If believe you have witnessed or have information about an Electric Shock Drowning incident or near miss, please contact: Kevin Ritz at (503)709-5649 / [email protected] or Capt. David Rifkin (USN, Ret) at (904)382-7868 / [email protected].