I’m surprised there hasn’t been a proactive step to improving electrical safety in North America. As an onlooker, whose done zero research apart from watching YT videos, the regulations seem to be vague/relaxed.

Safety in North America is vague/relaxed in general compared to the rest of the developed world unfortunately.

It’s been code in most places to have receptacles installed with the ground connector facing up for years now.

It’s just that most houses were built 60 years ago, and almost no one pays to have their entire homes electrical system inspected and brought up to code.