The following valuable tips will help you keep your home and family safe around the potential dangers of electricity:
- Stay away from power lines and anything they are touching. They are bare wires and not insulated. Downed power lines may appear to be harmless but could be live.
Be sure your generator is properly installed by a licensed electrician to prevent it from back feeding into our system, endangering linemen, and potentially causing a fire.
Stay away from transformers. If locks are missing or broken, notify OG&E immediately.
Leave 1 ½ foot clearance around a transformer if landscaping.
Don’t overload outlets.
Stay away from substations. If something like a ball goes over the fence, call OG&E for assistance.
Water and electricity don’t mix.
Look up before you climb and down before you dig. Power lines are located overhead and underground.
