News Detail
20 July 09
Put safety first on your stay-at- home holiday this year
Parents and guardians are being urged to teach their children to recognise danger of death signs to avoid holiday-at-home tragedies this summer.
With more families fighting the credit crunch by holidaying in the Britain, electricity network operator CE Electric UK wants to raise awareness of the dangers of pylons and overhead power lines prevalent in the countryside.
Head of safety for CE Electric UK, Paul Norton, said: “We’re asking for parents to help us protect youngsters by showing them what danger of death signs look like and explaining the grim consequences of ignoring them.
“We’ve always taken the stance that one child killed or injured is one too many and that’s why we visit schools across Yorkshire and the North East every year to raise awareness of the dangers inherent in electricity networks such as ours.
“There are obvious dangers, such as climbing electricity pylons and entering electricity substations, all of which display the instantly-recognisable danger of death signs.
“But even perfectly innocent activities such as flying kites or fishing can have tragic consequences if carried out too close to overhead power lines.”
The company has drawn up a list of simple safety rules for everyone to follow:
· Take notice of danger of death signs on power substations, pylons and wooden poles – they mean what they say
· Don’t climb pylons as electricity can jump gaps and kill you
· Take fishing rods to pieces before moving from one place to another
· If a kite or helium balloon is heading towards overhead power lines, don’t wait for the kite to touch the wires – let go straight away. Find us under E for electricity in the phone book and we will get it down safely for you.
· Never enter an electricity substation, not even to retrieve a football. Again, call us and we will retrieve it safely for you.
Last year, safety presenters from CE Electric UK talked to over 45,000 children at schools in their network area of the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire as part of their Stay Away, Stay Alive campaign. This is supported by the child-friendly Fusebox section of CE Electric’s website www.ce-electricuk.com and regular safety competitions, advertisements and news releases to the media.
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For further safety information, please call the following numbers:
If you live in the North East or North Yorkshire, please call 0800 668877
If you live in West, South or East Yorkshire or northern Lincolnshire, please call 0800 375675.
For further information or to arrange an interview, please call 0845 402 0692.
