SAFETY CHECKS WHEN PAINTING AND MAINTAINING YOUR HOME Here is a list of safety checks to consider when painting or maintaining your home: Always check where overhead power lines and cables are situated before using a ladder when painting your home. Metai ladders are excellent conductors of electricity. Anyone touching a ladder when it is touching a power line could be electrocuted. Wind, uneven ground or reaching to the side while on a ladder could cause it to shift position and you could come into contact with an overhead power line. Keep in mind clearance requirements when undertaking house extensions and renovations, such as painting, installing new windows or building a deck. Before you do any work near overhead power lines or underground cables, arrange with Nelson Electricity to disconnect the supply for safety. Never touch overhead power lines, underground cables or the bare conductors that connect them to the house as this could be fatal. This message bought to you by Nelson city's electricity distribution network company - Nelson Electricity Ltd, 63 Haven Road, Nelson Ph: 03 546 9256 | www.nel.co.nz NEL ESON ELECTRcrY uD SAFETY CHECKS WHEN PAINTING AND MAINTAINING YOUR HOME Here is a list of safety checks to consider when painting or maintaining your home: Always check where overhead power lines and cables are situated before using a ladder when painting your home. Metai ladders are excellent conductors of electricity. Anyone touching a ladder when it is touching a power line could be electrocuted. Wind, uneven ground or reaching to the side while on a ladder could cause it to shift position and you could come into contact with an overhead power line. Keep in mind clearance requirements when undertaking house extensions and renovations, such as painting, installing new windows or building a deck. Before you do any work near overhead power lines or underground cables, arrange with Nelson Electricity to disconnect the supply for safety. Never touch overhead power lines, underground cables or the bare conductors that connect them to the house as this could be fatal. This message bought to you by Nelson city's electricity distribution network company - Nelson Electricity Ltd, 63 Haven Road, Nelson Ph: 03 546 9256 | www.nel.co.nz NEL ESON ELECTRcrY uD