Electricity safety

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Electrical circuit

Power source

Light bulb

Conductor

Switch used to open & close the circuit

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Short circuit

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Electrical safety at home

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• Water is a conductor of electricity and when mixed with appliances or electronics that are turned on, can be quite dangerous to those that are using them.

Power and water �do not mix!

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Substation Safety

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Transformers

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Step potential

10 metres

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How to shuffle away

• Jump clear of your vehicle.
• Keep your feet close together, landing on the ground with both feet at the same time.
• Do not touch the vehicle and the ground at the same time.
• Do not return to, or reach back into, the vehicle to get anything you may have forgotten.
• Once on the ground, shuffle your feet keeping both feet on the ground at all times until you are at least 10 metres away from your vehicle.
• Call 911.
• Keep everyone else 10 metres away.

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Drone and kite safety

• Never fly a drone or kite near power lines.
• Avoid flying in dark and/or windy conditions.
• If your drone or kite lands in a substation or touches power lines, leave it and call EPCOR.

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Measurement

• Electricity is measured in kilowatt hours or kWh.
• In Canada, all energy that is sold needs to be measured by a �certified meter.
• Electricity usage is measured by power meters.

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Power Meter

• DEL = Delivered to your home.
• Meter reads are taken each month to provide an accurate bill.
• REC = Power received from your home.

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Energy efficiency

• Energy efficiency helps:
• save energy
• lower utility bills
• reduce our impact on the environment

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Energy efficiency labels

Annual energy �consumption

Energy consumption indicator

Type and capacity of models in this class

Model number

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Ways to save electricity

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Thank You!

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