Some of the Top 100 Things Not to do With Electricity - Me China Red - CycleBlaze

May 17, 2021

Some of the Top 100 Things Not to do With Electricity

I may or may not finish translating this list at a later date. Yes, this is the order the items were in.

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  1. DON'T climb electric poles, transformers or electric towers
  2. DON'T install unstable power lines or power poles.
  3. DON'T allow children to play with lightbulbs, switches, or power outlets
  4. DON'T throw items on or near transformers or power lines
  5. DON'T grab birds' nests which have been built on power poles
  6. DON'T use hunting guns, air rifles, or slingshots to take shots at power lines or ceramic insulators
  7. DON'T use lightbulbs to make a warm environment for raising fingerlings or incubating chicks.
  8. When passing under powerlines, drivers of horse drawn carts SHOULD NOT whip the horse.
  9. Car drivers SHOULD NOT drive into power poles or electric lines 
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  10. DON'T use power poles or electric lines as the anchor point to tie up livestock
  11. When laying power line, DON'T forget to put up a safety perimeter
  12. Underneath high voltage power lines it is FORBIDDEN to build houses, dig wells, plant trees, thresh grain, pile things, weeds, grow vines or do any agricultural activities which involve tall items
  13. Underneath both high and low voltage power lines it is FORBIDDEN to randomly set up weak voltage lines (such as phone lines or broadcast lines)
  14. In the near vicinity of electric line poles, it is FORBIDDEN to dig wells, cut trees, install television antennas, build houses or do any activity which involves tall metal objects or tall trees which might fall and strike the pole
  15. DON'T dig for gravel, set off explosives, set off firecrackers, set off fireworks, fly kites, hunt birds in the near vicinity of electric lines
  16. DON'T show movies or put on stage plays underneath power lines and in the near vicinity of electric equipment
  17. DON'T plant trees on the electricity transmission route. Trees CANNOT rub against or come into close contact with electric lines.
  18. In a thunderstorm, DON'T get too close to large trees, power poles, power lines, or lightning rods
    When something electrical catches fire, don't use water to put it out
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  19. In order to avoid running into fallen power lines DON'T go outside in extremely windy or rainy conditions
  20. DON'T pick up power lines that have fallen on the ground
  21. DON'T jump over power lines that are low to the ground
  22. After extremely windy or rainy conditions, DON'T check to see if power transmission lines or house lines have power (during weather conditions, electricians should turn off the low voltage grid)
  23. DON'T put metal clotheslines near a power line
  24. DON'T dry clothing or hang items on power lines
  25. DON'T use wet hands to touch electric light sockets, on/off switches, electric sockets, buttons, or any other electric components
  26. DON'T use your bare hands to touch the metal parts of light sockets, on/off switches, or electric sockets 
  27. DON'T change lightbulbs unless you've turned the power off first
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  28. DON'T plug a power cord into a light socket
  29. DON'T use overly long cables for light sockets nor pull the light socket cable here and there and DON'T use a lightbulb as a handheld light
  30. DON'T use screw-in light fixtures outdoors. DON'T attach live wires to screw-in light fixtures
  31. DON'T put paper shades over light fixtures nor obstruct lightbulbs with paper or fabric coverings. Also, DON'T place lightbulbs on inflammable cotton clothing or bedding
  32. DON'T use live trees as electric poles or put lightbulbs in trees
  33. DON'T wrap electric wire around power poles, trees, or spikes
  34. DON'T install "one line one location" lighting
  35. DON'T use uninsulated pliers or snips to cut live wires
  36. DON'T use medical tape or other ordinary tapes to wrap the ends of wires
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  37. DON'T forget to insulate the ends of live wires and leave them as bare metal
  38. When circuit breakers, power sockets, lights, power meters are being connected to the mains, DON'T leave the connecting wire as bare metal
  39. DON'T install lighting wires in such a way that they come into contact with door or window curtains
  40. DON'T install electric wires, circuit breakers, or power sockets near fire, heat sources, or cisterns
  41. DON'T use couplers or connectors on lead wires
  42. DON'T use electricity to start fires
  43. DON'T have an on/off switch controlling the zero wire
  44. DON'T insert things directly into the end of a live wire (instead, you should install an outlet)
  45. DON'T insert wires directly into a power outlet (instead, you should use a plug)
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  46. DON'T use electrical equipment that has gotten wet
  47. DON'T use switches, wires, lights, power outlets, or plugs that have gotten old and battered and no longer meet safety standards
  48. DON'T use switches, outlets, or lights that cannot be fixed in place
  49. Customers are NOT ALLOWED to mess with wires or power meters
  50. DON'T steal electricity via any means
  51. DON'T use a handheld electric drill without wearing insulated gloves
  52. DON'T use your bare hands or random metal objects to test whether or not something has electricity
  53. If you aren't certain whether something is electrified or not electrified, you should use test equipment to check if it is electrified, DON'T just brush up against it without care
  54. DON'T use two phase switches on three phase electric sources
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  55. DON'T install non-rubberized circuit breakers or switches on electrical equipment
  56. DON'T install metal shelled switches or circuit breakers which do not have a ground line
  57. DON'T use water pumps or home electrical goods which do not have a ground connection
  58. DON'T use bronze, aluminum, or other metallic wires as your safety line
  59. DON'T use water pumps or threshing machines which are leaking electricity
  60. When electrical machinery is operating, DON'T get too close, DON'T wipe the outer case clean, DON'T use it to warm clothing
  61. DON'T use electrical machinery that doesn't have a control box
  62. DON'T randomly pull out, disassemble, or connect the wires on electrical equipment
  63. DON'T use bare lead lines, broadcast lines, phone lines or chicken wire as the line for connecting a household, lighting, or a facility to the mains. 
  64. DON'T use ordinary materials as underground wires
  65. Even when insulated, DON'T allow live wires to run along the ground or through water
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77. DON'T set up your own privately operated power grid

86. If the announcement loudspeaker is making strange noises or smoking, DON'T use your bare hands to touch the ground line.

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