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Tamper Resistant Receptacles
Prevent Shocks and Burns
Every year in the United States, more than 2,400 children under the age of 10 are treated in emergency rooms for electrical shock or
burns caused by tampering with a wall outlet around the home – that is nearly seven children a day. Nearly one-third of these injuries
are the result of small children placing ordinary household objects, such as keys, pins, or paperclips into the outlets with disastrous
consequences.
Located in practically every room in every house throughout the United States, electrical outlets and receptacles also represent a
constant and real danger wherever young children are found.
But now, new technology called tamper resistant receptacles or TRRs can provide a simple, affordable, reliable, and permanent
solution to help prevent these kinds of accidents before they occur.
Automatic Protection
TRRs, or tamper resistant receptacles, look just like ordinary outlets, but are designed with spring-loaded receptacle cover plates that
close off the receptacle openings, or slots.
When equal pressure is simultaneously applied to both sides, the receptacle cover plates open to allow the standard plug to make
contact with the receptacle contact points. Without this simultaneous pressure, the cover plates remain closed, preventing insertion of
foreign objects and protecting your children from painful, traumatic electrical injuries.
Although not widely used in homes until recently, tamper resistant receptacles have been required in hospital pediatric care facilities for
more than 20 years. In fact, TRRs have proven to be so effective that the 2008 National Electrical Code (NEC) now requires them to be
installed in all new home construction.
Existing homes can be easily retrofitted with tamper resistant receptacles using the same installation guidelines that apply to standard
receptacles, but should only be installed by a licensed electrician.
Prevent Shocks and Burns
Every year in the United States, more than 2,400 children under the age of 10 are treated in emergency rooms for electrical shock or
burns caused by tampering with a wall outlet around the home – that is nearly seven children a day. Nearly one-third of these injuries
are the result of small children placing ordinary household objects, such as keys, pins, or paperclips into the outlets with disastrous
consequences.
Located in practically every room in every house throughout the United States, electrical outlets and receptacles also represent a
constant and real danger wherever young children are found.
But now, new technology called tamper resistant receptacles or TRRs can provide a simple, affordable, reliable, and permanent
solution to help prevent these kinds of accidents before they occur.
Automatic Protection
TRRs, or tamper resistant receptacles, look just like ordinary outlets, but are designed with spring-loaded receptacle cover plates that
close off the receptacle openings, or slots.
When equal pressure is simultaneously applied to both sides, the receptacle cover plates open to allow the standard plug to make
contact with the receptacle contact points. Without this simultaneous pressure, the cover plates remain closed, preventing insertion of
foreign objects and protecting your children from painful, traumatic electrical injuries.
Although not widely used in homes until recently, tamper resistant receptacles have been required in hospital pediatric care facilities for
more than 20 years. In fact, TRRs have proven to be so effective that the 2008 National Electrical Code (NEC) now requires them to be
installed in all new home construction.
Existing homes can be easily retrofitted with tamper resistant receptacles using the same installation guidelines that apply to standard
receptacles, but should only be installed by a licensed electrician.
