TP. Ho Chi Minh City: Many solutions to ensure electricity safety in the rainy season

This year, the rainy season comes early in the southern region, to minimize the risk of weather problems to ensure electrical safety, City Power Corporation. Ho Chi Minh City has stepped up the implementation of many response measures, at the same time issued electrical safety warnings in the rainy season to the city residents.
Propagate and mobilize people to actively prevent

Before the impact of the early coming of the rainy season on the work of electricity safety, City Power Corporation. Ho Chi Minh City (EVNHCMC) has requested the affiliated power units to strictly respond 24/24 hours, at the same time, strengthen the inspection of preparedness and response when unexpected incidents occur. In particular, to ensure the safety of people and property, prevent and prevent electrical accidents that can occur when it rains, local flooding due to the influence of high tide or thunderstorms, high winds, trees. mortars fell … EVNHCMC gives warnings about electrical safety in the rainy season to the people of the city. Employees of EVNHCMC advise on safe and economical use of electricity in households Specifically, the city electricity industry. Ho Chi Minh City regularly and continuously propagates and propagates to customers who use electricity and people in the city understand and grasp the most basic contents of safe use of electricity in the rainy season. When detecting unusual phenomenon or loss of electrical safety, customers, people immediately call the hotline 1900 545454 (Customer care center of EVNHCMC) or phone number 114 – Fire department – Rescue, rescue city. Ho Chi Minh to be handled, prevented, and overcome in time. The electricity industry also recommends that, when it rains, people do not stay at the foot of the electric poles, under the eaves of the transformer station, do not directly touch the electric poles, ground wires, electric poles ligaments, electric meters, barrels. circuit breaker … In particular, do not go to the terrace, the roof where the power line crosses and do not manually repair the lines, outdoor electrical equipment. … Residents should disconnect the power supply (switch off the circuit breaker, CB) if the indoor area is flooded or the floor is wet by rain (splashing, leaking), wet from the electrical outlet, and wet with electrical equipment which can lead to the risk of local electric shock, likely to cause electric shock or fire, especially portable power tools such as hairdryers, vacuum cleaners … According to EVNHCMC, people should arrange places to install electric lines, power sockets, equipment using electricity in the house higher than the water level that is often flooded, wet; installing switchgear with appropriate anti-leakage (ELCB) function. In addition, people should cut off the power supply for electrical equipment installed outdoors (signs, billboards …) when it rains, strong winds. Especially, people need to stay away, warn everyone around them and set up barriers when it detects that electric poles have fallen (fallen), broken wires in roads, fields, lakes … Implement many measures to ensure electrical safety In order to ensure safety and prevent electrical accidents for people in the rainy season, EVNHCMC always gives top priority to grid safety. EVNHCMC has requested the heads of units to inspect and repair power grids in areas at risk of landslides, and even urgently move electrical works out of the landslide area to ensure safety. electrical works. In parallel, the city electricity industry. Ho Chi Minh City strengthened coordination with local authorities to carry out propaganda and warning among people not living, trading … near or below lines, power stations, electrical cabinets. At the same time, relieve cases of encroachment and encroachment on the safety corridor of high-voltage grid. In addition, EVNHCMC coordinates with the greenery management unit to promptly handle branches, branches, trees that can affect the safety corridor or may cause power grid problems when breaking or falling. , collision … At the same time, to strengthen the inspection of the power grid in order to promptly detect and resolutely not arise new points of violation of the high-voltage grid safety protection corridor that cannot be handled. The weather is becoming more and more complicated, besides the rain, there are often floods, so within the electricity industry, thoroughly grasp each officer, not letting subjective thoughts, neglect the object. with natural disaster prevention, fighting and response. EVNHCMC directs to bring into play the motto “4 on the spot” and the principle “3 ready” in preparing sufficient human resources, facilities, equipment and materials to be ready to respond when natural disasters occur unexpected incident. If there is any unexpected situation, it will ensure to re-establish electricity for production and daily life of customers in the shortest time.