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IDGC of Centre continues regular work to reduce risks of injuries to third parties at power grid facilities.
Practice shows that often the causes of injury to third parties are the approach to electrical installations at an unacceptable distance, the use of mobile phones, monopods (selfie sticks), remotely controlled aircraft and other gadgets. To prevent such cases in the regions of its operational responsibility (11 entities of the Central Federal District), IDGC of Centre implements a program to reduce risks of injuries to third parties, which includes a set of organizational, technical and awareness-raising activities.
The measures taken make it possible to minimize the number of accidents involving third parties at facilities of the power grid infrastructure. However, due to the fact that not all citizens are sufficiently responsive to the need for strict adherence to the rules of electrical safety, they cannot be completely excluded. Often, they are violated by adolescents and young people.
In this regard, IDGC of Centre recalls the rules of conduct near power grid facilities.
Power engineers do not recommend approach to power lines closer than 50 metres, and draw the attention of citizens that high voltage can hit a person at a distance of several metres without direct contact. Attempts to surprise friends and subscribers in social networks with pictures in unusual surroundings and from a great height are the cause of accidents, including fatalities. Every year because of selfie, dozens of people have injuries and die in dangerous places.
It is necessary to remember: when using a monopod (selfie stick) with a mobile phone under a power line, the risk of getting electric shock from the action of electric field increases. The current can "pierce" the air gap from a few tens of centimetres to several metres. In addition, using a selfie device in a thunderstorm increases the likelihood of lightning entering it.
It is important to know: in protected areas of power lines you must not run any aircraft, including quadrocopters. Flights of drones near power lines have their consequences: when landing vehicles with a carbon body become a source of danger and can strike with electric current from induced voltage.
You should also remember other rules of electrical safety behaviour that can preserve your health and life:
IDGC of Centre asks parents and educators to join forces in the fight against electric injuries among children and adolescents and often remind them of the danger of electricity and rules of conduct near power facilities.
Power engineers urge citizens not to remain indifferent. All known damage to equipment of the power grid complex should be reported to dispatching offices of Distribution Zones or by the round-the-clock phone at 8 800-50-50-115 or short number 13-50 (for fixed telephones) or by phone +7 915-38-000-38 in Viber. Prompt measures will help prevent a tragedy and will provide reliable energy supply to consumers.
