Keeping safe

Follow these simple steps from Pylonman,
WPD's very own safety character, and
always stay safe: 
 
NEVER try to get things out of substations. Electricity can jump gaps and kill you if you get too close.

NEVER play near road works or push barriers over. You could be injured or cause danger for others.

NEVER climb up pylons or poles carrying overhead wires. Electricity can jump gaps and kill you. You could also fall and hurt yourself.

KEEP AWAY FROM OVERHEAD WIRES. Alert anyone in danger of touching overhead wires.

IF YOUR KITE IS ABOUT TO TOUCH OVERHEAD WIRES LET GO. If it gets stuck leave it and call the electricity company. If the string is hanging down call the police. Don’t touch it because electricity can travel along the string.

NEVER pitch your tent near overhead wires. Look up and look out when you carrying long objects.

NEVER fish near overhead wires. Take your rod apart before moving from one place to another.


NEVER try to damage electrical equipment. You could be injured or cause danger to others. If you cause
a power cut other people’s lives will be put at risk.

STAY AWAY FROM EMPTY BUILDINGS. If the electricity has not been cut off it could kill you.

NEVER mess with vandalised street lights. Bare wires inside could kill you.

NEVER interfere with or damage electrical equipment. You could injure yourself and put others at risk
if you cause a power cut. And its illegal!

What should you do if something goes wrong: 

 To get something out of a substation:

• Never go inside a substation to get out anything that’s lost.
• Telephone the local electricity company to get it back for you.
• Use the number displayed on the substation – or look it up under ‘E’ for electricity in the phone book.
• Tell them where the substation is and what you have lost. They will try and get it back for you.
• Remember – you won’t get into trouble for telling people about a problem.

If someone’s life is in danger:

• If someone is injured ring 999 and call an ambulance and the police.

If someone is in contact with live electricity:

• Do not touch them.
• Contact the police or the local electricity company to get the power switched off.

Do not ignore ‘Danger of Death’ signs:

• They are there to warn you that electricity is dangerous close up. Electricity is safe unless you mess
  about with it. If you break into substations or get too close to electrical equipment, it will kill you!