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Beginning Summer Vacation With Safety Basics
ComEd Offers Summer Safety Tips to Families
School's out for summer! The familiar rumble of
the last days of the school year echoes across the region, signaling that summer
break is here and fun in the sun is just around the bend. As summer sets in,
parents cannot follow their children everywhere; however, a few electrical
safety basics can follow them wherever the fun takes them -- the backyard patio,
the pool or the park.
"It is important that parents make electrical safety a priority for summer,
especially as kids begin a three-month journey of newfound freedom," said Frank
Clark, president of ComEd. "We encourage parents to sit down with their kids and
visit http://www.comedsafety.com/ for electric safety lessons taught through
fun, interactive games as well as review our safety basics checklist with
everyone in their family." KEEP THESE SAFETY TIPS IN MIND AT
ALL TIMES:
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Be aware of power lines around you and always assume that wires are
"live and dangerous." Never touch an outdoor wire with any part of your
body, toys or other objects.
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Do not throw items such as gym shoes onto electric lines and equipment
or try to retrieve items from around aerial power lines.
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Fly kites and model airplanes and other toys in large open areas such
as a field or a park -- safely away from trees and overhead power
lines. Also, do not attempt to retrieve balloons, kites or other
objects that may get stuck on power lines or other electrical
equipment. Instead, call your local power company.
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Do not climb trees near power lines. Even if power lines are not
touching the tree, they could touch during climbing when more weight is
added to a branch.
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Never climb a utility pole, or play on or around electrical equipment.
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Never post or tie signs, hang banners or tie ribbons or balloons onto
utility poles or other electrical equipment. This can be dangerous to
you and endanger utility workers.
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Do not go into an electric substation for any reason -- even on a dare.
Electric substations contain high-voltage equipment, which can kill
you. Also, never attempt to rescue a pet that goes inside. Instead, your local
provider.
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Never try to rescue a family member, friend or pet that has come into
contact with any electrical equipment -- Call 911 immediately.
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Keep electrical toys, appliances and tools at least 10 feet away from
pools and wet surfaces.
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Never touch any electrical toys, appliance and tools while you are wet or
standing in water. Energy flows easily through water, like a puddle or a pool.
Making Safety Fun
To incorporate fun into safety lessons for kids, visit
http://www.comedsafety.com/ . These interactive Web pages use games,
experiments, information and activities to help keep everyone in the family
safe.
Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) is a unit of Chicago-based Exelon
Corporation (NYSE:EXC) one of the nation's largest electric utilities with more
than $15 billion in revenues and a customer base of five million. ComEd provides
service to approximately 3.5 million customers across Northern Illinois, or 70
percent of the state's population.
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