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In your home:
• Turn main power off before replacing a fuse or adjusting circuit breakers.
• Install outlets with a ground fault interrupter (GFI) wherever water/moisture is nearby.
• Never pull a plug out by the cord.
• Check wires, extension cords and appliances for signs of wear on a regular basis.
• Always use 3-pronged plugs where appliances and power tools have three wires.
• Don’t plug too many appliances into one outlet.
• Put child plastic safety caps in all unused electrical outlets in your home.
• Never touch appliances, wires or electrical switches with wet hands or feet.
• Never use any electrical appliance in the tub, shower or sink.
• Disconnect appliances before cleaning.
• Turn your T.V. and other appliances off during a thunderstorm.
• To avoid scalds to your skin, set your water heater at the "medium" setting. Always test the water before placing an infant in the tub.
• Make sure all your appliances have an approved CSA (Canadian Standards Association) label.
• Don’t use water to put out an electrical fire. Use a fire extinguisher or baking soda.
Outside your home:
• When working our playing near power lines, always be extremely careful. A line flowing with less than 750 volts is capable of injuring or killing someone who comes into contact with it.
• When you are carrying long tools, ladders or operating equipment of any height, be careful to avoid all contact with overhead lines. If you do strike a power line, remain on the equipment. By getting off the equipment, you create a path to the ground for the electricity to follow and this could be fatal.
• Don’t touch someone who has been struck or the equipment, while still in contact with live power lines.
• Never climb a fence that is protecting electrical equipment to retrieve something that has gone over it. Those fences are there for a reason. Only trained electrical professionals should be in contact with any kind of hydro equipment.
• Never touch wires that may have come down. They may be alive! If a wire falls on your vehicle while you are in it, stay inside. The car and the ground around it may be electrified.
• Never fly a kite near overhead power lines. Touching an overhead wire with any part of a kite could cause injury or death.
• If caught outside during an electrical storm, stay away from open areas and trees. If you can, go indoors. Never swim during an electrical storm as water is an excellent conductor for electricity.
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