Outdoor safety
As part of the SRP Safety Connection program, we offer the following tips to
help you stay safe outside.
The Arizona Legislature enacted the Underground Dig-In Law to make
working near underground power lines safer. Please familiarize yourself
with the law as it establishes safety standards that can prevent accidents.
If you damage an underground facility while digging, you may be liable to the owner.
Calling Blue Stake can help you avoid such damage. Find out how.
Many utility poles have plastic casings that house high-voltage lines which carry
power to underground lines. Hammering nails or other sharp objects into those
casings to post a sign can cause serious injury or even death.
SRP and city of Phoenix crews remove signs when they find them because nails also
could injure linemen who may need to climb the poles to make repairs or do maintenance.
Attaching signs to public utility poles not only is dangerous, it is illegal in some cities.
Power lines are never to be touched -- they carry enough voltage to kill a person.
This is why neither you nor your children should ever try to retrieve items that may
get caught on an overhead line -- balloons, kites, shoes or anything else.
Instead, please call SRP Residential Customer Services at (602) 236-8888 to notify us
of an object you see caught in a power line. We will safely remove it. Also, please always
try to keep balloons secured when outdoors and remind your children never to toss items
onto power lines.
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Before you begin installing an antenna, read the manufacturer's instructions and follow
them carefully. They can warn you of potential installation and removal hazards.
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Be careful not to install antennas too close to overhead lines. SRP recommends they
be installed no closer than twice the length of the assembled antenna.
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If your antenna can be rotated once it is installed, be sure it can't be twisted into or
around nearby power lines.
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Covered antennas or non-metallic guy wires may not provide protection against electric
shock. Keep all equipment away from power lines.
Be sure you know
what to do if someone comes into contact with an energized power line.