On Jan 22, 2007, at 9:48 AM, Michael Rigby-Jones wrote:
>
> people operating switches or plugging in appliances with dripping
>  wet hands are at high risk of getting a potentialy fatal shock.

It's interesting how different countries solve the same problem.
In the US, bathrooms (new construction, etc) are required to have
GFI protection on any outlets.  (Of course the US is 110V vs 220V)

Given the RELATIVELY low incidence of people electrocuting themselves
in the bathroom (far lower death rate than auto accidents, for instance,
even though presumably EVERYONE uses the bathroom), I think that "high
risk" label is a bit overstated, though.

BillW
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