Good tip! I see non-covered, non GFCI outlets regularly - I'm not an inspector, I'm an investor. This always makes me wonder "what else is wrong?"

Yes, great point, I see so many shoddy conditions in my line of work, its amazing, sometimes I think I should have been a fire inspector, half of the things I see, I would give them a citation, just another minor disaster waiting to happen, good thing we have folks like you on the look out - Lance.

Thanks for the comments. It is nice to put in something helpful that is not negative once in a while.

Good point Steve.  However, I will add that the type of cover pictured is a "relatively" new requirement, and the other types of spring-loaded covers have been approved for a long time.  They make a great safety upgrade on older homes----especially in conjunction with making the receptacles GFCI protected.