Advice for people to use electricity safely before, during and after storm No. 3

To cope with the complicated developments of storm No. 3, ensure the safety of people and electricity customers before, during and after the storm, along with proactively and urgently implementing response solutions, Thanh Hoa Electricity Company also strengthens propaganda work, recommends electricity customers and local people where the power grid passes through to coordinate implementation.

If an electrical problem caused by a natural disaster is detected, residents and electricity customers should immediately call 19006769 so that the electricity industry can promptly cut off the power and handle the problem.

Accordingly, electricity customers and people: must not use wires or poles to tie houses, structures, boats to electric poles and power stations or violate the distance from power lines, causing unsafety for people and livestock, causing power grid incidents; must not move or travel by ship, boat, raft, etc. in flooded areas with power lines close to the water surface without ensuring a safe distance to avoid electric discharge causing accidents.

Check and reinforce the electric wires and poles behind the meter, do not let the broken electric wires be submerged in water during heavy rain or floods; the joints must be sturdy, covered with insulating tape; the electric wire sheath must not be cracked or peeled; do not tie the electric wires to metal parts of factories and architectural works; actively coordinate with local authorities and local electricity to cut and trim trees in the power line corridor. For tall trees that are at risk of falling on the power line when cut, safety measures must be taken to avoid the tree falling on the power line, causing unsafety and power line incidents.

In case of flooding, it is necessary to cut off the power source in the house (circuit breaker, main circuit breaker) and not touch any electrical equipment with wet hands or walking on wet floors... circuit breaker, fuse, circuit breaker in the house must be placed in a dry place to ensure safety.

During storms and lightning, limit going out to avoid unexpected incidents such as: lightning, broken electric wires, fallen electric poles, broken porcelain, fallen trees, electric leakage... Especially do not touch electric poles, electric pole cables, electric pole grounding wires, do not stand under electric poles... to prevent electric shock due to electric leakage.

If you discover an electrical problem caused by a natural disaster such as: a fallen or broken electric pole or a broken wire, do not go near it and inform everyone around. At the same time, find a way to isolate, guard and quickly call the Northern Power Corporation's Customer Care number 19006769 so that the local power company can cut off the power and handle the problem.

Nguyen Luong

Source: https://baothanhhoa.vn/khuyen-cao-nhan-dan-su-dung-dien-an-toan-truoc-trong-va-sau-con-bao-so-3-224060.htm