Summer Safety
We all spend a lot more time outside in summer - so it’s important to stay safe by keeping well clear of overhead power lines and electricity substations.
Popular games and activities, like football, tennis or flying a kite, can all become dangerous if you make contact with electrical equipment.
Top tips for summer safety:
- Keep kites, model planes and other toys away from power lines. If a kite or other object is about to make contact with a power line, drop the string or control immediately – electricity can jump!
- Never enter a substation to retrieve a lost object, like a football, or even a pet. Call our emergency number on 105 and wait for help.
- Do not climb trees close to overhead power lines. Branches may make contact with high voltage cables and cause serious injury or even death.
- Carry long objects – like goalposts – horizontally and parallel with the ground to avoid making contact with overhead lines. These objects may conduct electricity.
- Never attach or tie anything to electricity poles, pylons or electrical equipment – electricity can kill.
To help us locate you quickly in an emergency, it’s a good idea to use the What3Words app. This is particularly useful if you are in a remote or unfamiliar location or don’t know the street name where the incident occurred.
