Nghe An Electricity Company proactively deploys electrical safety plans during the stormy rainy season.

Electrical safety - a concern during the rainy and stormy season

In recent years, Nghe An province has been the epicenter of many natural disasters such as storms and floods, which have significantly affected the management and operation of the power grid.During the rainy and stormy season, the weather is complicated, rain causes flooding, accompanied by storms and whirlwinds, causing many power grid incidents such as broken and collapsed electric poles, broken lines, short circuits, trees falling on power lines, houses and public works being deeply submerged in water... causing unsafety.

Quynh Luu Electricity Company carries out clearing of power grid safety corridor in Quynh Lap commune.

Although the number of electrical accidents in Nghe An province has decreased significantly in recent years, there are still some unfortunate electrical accidents. The main reason is due to non-compliance with regulations on occupational safety and hygiene, and some people are still subjective and lack awareness in ensuring the safety corridor of the power grid.

The situation of people arbitrarily expanding and encroaching on the safety corridor of the power grid in the renovation and construction of new buildings and houses violates the safety distance of the power grid; electrical equipment or appliances in the family are broken, electrical wires are worn, damaged or peeled off due to long-term use, electrical equipment is exposed to water leading to electric leakage...

Clearing the corridor of the 110kV power line in Nghi Thiet commune, Nghi Loc district.

Electric shock is a very dangerous accident, not only causing burns and damage to organs in the body but also bringing many unpredictable complications and can lead to death.

From the above situation, it can be seen that preventing electrical accidents and ensuring electrical safety for customers is always a daily concern of the Electricity industry in general and of Nghe An Electricity Company in particular.

Nghe An Electricity Company conducts disaster prevention and search and rescue drills in 2021.

Therefore, implementing good electrical accident prevention work is always an urgent issue for Nghe An Electricity Company as well as electricity users, especially during the rainy and stormy season - a time with high potential risks of electrical accidents.

Proactively deploy plans

In order to ensure electrical safety, limit incidents, prevent and avoid electrical accidents that may occur during the rainy and stormy season, in the second quarter of 2021, Nghe An Electricity Company deployed disaster prevention and control drills and search and rescue plans for its affiliated units with many combined methods of technology, communication systems and spare materials.

Mr. Bang Hong Hien - Director of Nghe An Electricity Company and the working delegation went to the scene to encourage workers and check labor safety.

Nghe An Electricity Company requires heads of affiliated units to thoroughly grasp the concept of subjectivity and negligence in disaster prevention and response. Promote the effectiveness of the motto "4 on-site" and the principle "3 ready" in fully preparing human resources, means, equipment and materials to be ready to respond when natural disasters and unexpected incidents occur.

At the same time, Nghe An Electricity Company has also established working groups led by members of the Board of Directors and the Chairman of the Company's Trade Union, to simultaneously inspect and handle defects, consolidate the power grid to ensure safe and stable power supply, and improve reliability for electricity customers. Strictly implement operational discipline and labor safety. Coordinate with local authorities to resolutely implement the work of clearing the power grid safety corridor before the rainy and stormy season.

Disseminate safety measures and work content before performing work at Quynh Luu Power Company.

Along with technical and safety solutions in grid management and operation, the Company also pays special attention to propaganda work to raise awareness and capacity to prevent electrical accidents during the rainy and stormy season for people. Organizing many forms of propaganda for people to easily access and understand, such as coordinating with local authorities to use loudspeakers in wards and communes, mobile loudspeakers for propaganda, designing leaflets with specific content and many illustrative images...

In order to promptly advise and quickly handle power grid incidents, promptly prevent the risk of electrical accidents that may occur, Nghe An Power Company has requested its affiliated Power Companies to communicate to people using electricity that, during heavy rains and strong winds, if unusual phenomena are detected such as: broken power lines falling down, trees falling on power lines, power stations; power pole foundations are eroded, power poles are collapsed, porcelain is broken, electric discharge... then prevent people and livestock from approaching, and immediately notify the local Power Company or immediately report information to the hotline 19006769 of the Customer Care Center of the Northern Power Corporation.

On the other hand, in urgent situations of electrical fire prevention and fighting, people should immediately contact the local Fire Prevention and Fighting Police's phone number 114 for timely handling and immediately contact the phone number 115 when needing emergency aid for people who have been electrocuted.

During the storm season, the most common electrical problems are caused by trees and structures being blown down by storm winds, hitting power lines, poles, etc., affecting a large area, or by electrical leakage from unsafe electrical equipment in the household. Therefore, people should note:

- Coordinate with the Electricity industry in clearing and pruning trees, ensuring a safe distance from trees to power lines... Even with trees planted outside the power grid corridor, but with the possibility of breaking or falling onto the power lines, people need to proactively cut them down to avoid unfortunate incidents.

- Before the rainy and stormy season, people need to check and tie down billboards, reinforce roofs, architectural works, etc., to minimize the impact of natural disasters on the power grid.

- It is necessary to install protective devices such as fuses, circuit breakers, and anti-leakage circuit breakers suitable for the family's general electrical system, and for each floor and each branch.

- The electrical outlet should be installed at a height of 1.4m above the ground. This is a reasonable height to limit the risk of flooding due to rain, floods and out of reach of children. For electrical equipment that is frequently in contact with water sources such as washing machines, water heaters, etc., grounding is required to ensure safety.