Safety

News:

Rick Gabriel will be conducting a safety demonstration on behalf of SMPA
On April 11, 2008 at the Naturita Elementary School
for the Western Colorado Safety and Health for Kids program.
The program will run from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

Dial Before You Dig!

Before permitting any excavating on your property, call for a Buried Line Locate at 1-800-922-1987. This is a free service and lets participating utilities know about planned residential digging or blasting and prevents damage to underground electric, gas and other buried utilities.

Power Line Safety

San Miguel Power reminds you to use extreme caution near wires and power lines. Please treat all wires and power lines, including those on the ground, as though they are live and deadly. Never touch downed power lines or anything touching fallen lines. Don't walk underneath overhead equipment, lines or wires that may be partially on the ground. Please remember to make certain that children stay away from all power lines and equipment!

If you see any downed or fallen lines, broken poles or trees touching wires, protect yourself and others by calling SMPA immediately at 970-864-7311 or 970-626-5549. Please don't assume we know about every power line situation-give us a call whenever you see one.

If someone is being electrically shocked due to downed power lines, do not touch them. Call for rescue and/or emergency medical assistance and notify SMPA at 970-864-7311 or 970-626-5549 immediately to report a life threatening emergency.

In addition, please leave damaged poles alone! Handling or cutting utility poles or burning them in your stove or fireplace can expose you to the chemicals used to treat and preserve the wood poles.

Finally, if you see repair crews working on downed power lines, please drive carefully! Expect delays and exercise caution when driving near any of the repair crews working to restore your power.