In their normal operation, power lines safely deliver electricity to light our homes and run all our gadgets. But they don’t mix well with otherwise fun summer activities, such as flying a kite, party balloons, model airplanes, ladders or pruning tools.
City Light Electrician Constructor Wanda Davis offers a simple safety tip for any outdoor work you might do this summer: Look up for power lines.
Making sure the 84,000 streetlights in Seattle City Light’s service territory stay on and operate safely is the job of about 200 men and women on Seattle City Light’s electrical and distribution crews.
Seattle City Light is ready to Take Winter By Storm and wants to help you get ready too with this video about staying safe around downed power lines.
Seattle City Light repaired a streetlight today after a customer reported that his dog was shocked when it sniffed a small, metal plate at the base of a concrete streetlight pole on 32nd Avenue S between Atlantic and Massachusetts streets. The dog was not injured.
Seattle City Light found no additional incidents of contact voltage among the 60 streetlights that were damaged and repaired after the utility’s comprehensive testing in December.
Superintendent Jorge Carrasco announced several changes today for Seattle City Light’s streetlight inspections and maintenance that are designed to enhance safety.
Seattle City Light contractors have completed safety testing on more than 37,000 metal streetlight poles and associated pieces of equipment.
Seattle City Light contractors identified six instances of contact voltage of at least 30 volts related to streetlights and associated equipment in its latest round of safety testing Thursday night. City Light crews immediately cut off power and started repairs. No people or pets were injured in any of the incidents.
Seattle City Light contractors identified five instances of contact voltage of at least 30 volts related to streetlights and associated equipment in its latest round of safety testing Tuesday and Wednesday night. In each case, City Light crews immediately cut off power and started repairs. No people or pets were injured in any of the incidents.
