PUBLIC SAFETY
Our commitment to health and safety at United Energy Distribution is fundamental. Our public safety initiatives include active involvement in the community to capture current concerns, which are fed into our customer care programs. We implement new technology and best practice network management systems to ensure a high level of public safety. We have an extensive bushfire prevention program and electricity supply reliability improvements program.
We liaise regularly with the industry safety regulators, the Office of the Chief Electrical Inspector and the Office of Gas Safety to ensure we meet our legislative requirements in as an electricity and gas network manager.
- Health and safety vision (PDF)(85Kb)
Electrical safety program - fallen power lines can kill
United Energy Distribution has launched an electrical safety program, in conjunction with the State's electrical safety watchdog, the Office of the Chief Electrical Inspector.
The message is simple - assume all fallen power lines are live. And live power lines can kill. Don't touch fallen power lines under any circumstances, and report them to United Energy Distribution on 132 099.
- Electrical Safety Poster (PDF) (447kb)
Electric and magnetic fields
In response to community interest about Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMFs), United Energy Distribution has, and will continue to provide, balanced and factual information about EMFs to the community.