Safety
Northpower is committed to keeping people safe around its electricity network, and has a number of safety programmes to protect our customers, their children, people working around the network and our crews from the dangers of electricity.
In this section:
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Are you Prepared?
Do you know what to do during a power failure?
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Around the Network
Working safely near electricity lines, poles and cables.
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For Consumers
When around electrical equipment treat all wiring and sockets as live at all times, for your own safety.
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For Lines Crews
Going home safe, every day.
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Kids Section
Never let children play near or climb on electric equipment such as power poles, substations or transformers.
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Radio Safety Messages
Listen to our radio safety messages and power saving tips.
Browse our Knowledge Base
Did you know?
Our live line workers use elevating buckets to get up to the lines. The buckets and the boom that raises them are insulated to 56,000 volts.