Stay back three metres from powerlines. You don’t have to touch a powerline to get a deadly shock. Electricity can jump or “arc” to you if you get too close. Getting too close to a powerline can kill you or cause serious injury. Contact with a residential voltage of 120 volts can be just as lethal as higher voltages. 

Powerlines can be deadly! Assume any utility line has electricity flowing through it, even if it isn’t sparking, or if you think it might be a telecommunications line. 

If you see people getting close to utility lines, tell them to stay well back. 

Do not interfere with poles, lines and other utility equipment. Tampering with or climbing utility equipment can create an immediate safety risk for yourself, the public and/or utility workers.  

Always look up and look out for powerlines. Stay off utility poles and equipment, roof tops, vehicles, trees and other areas that put you in close proximity to utility lines and equipment.