11 Electrical Safety Tips for Children

Electrical safety is always important, especially when you have children and toddlers in the house. Whether you are installing wiring for the first time or doing a safety check in an existing home, follow these tips to make sure your electrical systems are in good working order.

Tip 1 - Overloaded Electrical Sockets

Overloaded sockets are a common cause of household fires. Never put more plugs into the socket than there are spaces for, and avoid using multi-socket adapters and extension leads. Remember one plug per socket.

Tip 2 - Socket Covers

Although electrical sockets are too small for little fingers, they are not too small for other more imaginative items such as food, small toy parts, cutlery and other items. Take the precaution of inserting socket covers into all empty sockets in your home.

Tip 3 - Teach Your Children to Always Dry Their Hands

Electricity and water don't mix. If you touch an electrical socket or electrical items with wet hands, you could give yourself an electric shock. Educate your children about this and teach them that they should always dry their hands after washing them.

Tip 4 - Check the Plugs and Wiring on Your Appliances

Make sure that you check the condition of every appliance plug and its wire in your house. Wires should be checked for any scorching or fraying that has occurred. If you find any, do not use that appliance until the wiring has been repaired.

Tip 5 - Running Appliances Overnight

Do not run appliances such as the washing machine overnight. If you leave an appliance unattended while you are sleeping, you will be unaware if anything goes wrong.

Tip 6 - Running Appliances Simultaneously

Beware of running large appliances at the same time like the washing machine and the dishwasher as these use a lot of power and can overheat the system.

Tip 7 - Switch Off at Night

Switch your electrical appliances off at night unless they are needed (like the fridge and freezer).

Tip 8 - Electrical Chargers

Don't leave electrical chargers plugged in if they are not needed, like your mobile phone charger or laptop charger as these easily overheat.

Tip 9 - Trailing Wires

Don't leave wires trailing around your house. Even if they don't seem to pose an electrical hazard, they are easily tripped over. If you have lots of wires in one place, use a cable tidy. In particular, don't leave wires trailing anywhere where they can trail into water.

Tip 10 - Fitting Sockets

If you are fitting sockets in your house, make sure that they are fitted a safe distance from any water sources like the kitchen sink. Try and leave a space of at least 30 cm. Don't ever fit sockets in bathrooms apart from shaver supply units unless they are a distance of at least 3 meters from the bath or shower.

Tip 11 - Lighting and Water

If you are putting in lighting, make sure you install a pull-cord switch in the bathroom just in case of wet hands. Enclosed ceiling lights are also preferred in places where there might be splashes or your children may have wet hands.

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Making Payment Of Electricity Bill DO's & Don;t Do

DO'S

1. When you contact our Divisional Office regarding your problems or queries related to our energy bills, please bring along your earlier energy bill(s) and receipts of the payments made by you.

2. Please pay your energy bill within the due date mentioned on the bill at the company's authorised collection centres.

3. To reduce cash handling and to avoid standing in a queue, we recommend that all bills be paid by cheques. While making payments by cheques please mention the Consumer No. on the reverse side of the cheque. If you are making payment for other services, like service line charges for a new connection, security deposit, etc., please furnish separate details with the description and amount.

4. If you are making payment by cheque, send a separate cheque for each bill. Draw only "ACCOUNT PAYEE" cheque in favour of "Reliance Energy Ltd." payable at a local bank for the total amount of dues shown in your latest energy bill.
If you want to make an "On Account" advance payment, tender cash or cheque for the desired amount to the cashier.

5. Extend necessary facility to our representative to enable him to record meter reading(s) at the time of his visit.

6. Inform us immediately if your address has changed or if there is any mistake in the company's records in regard to your address, to ensure prompt delivery of bills.

7. Contact our Divisional Office along with your previous bill in case there is any delay in receiving the energy bill.

8. Insist on the official printed receipt when you pay your energy bill. Check whether the receipt bears the stamp of the respective bill collection centre if the payment is made at a centre authorised by the company.

9. Furnish the required requisition form duly signed by yourself in case of change of name along with the consent letter from the existing registered consumer as per the company's records. Ownership/tenancy document(s) and original copy of the energy bill last paid should also to be furnished.

10. Your electrical installation should be periodically checked by any Licensed Electrical Contractor. Check earthing connection in three pin plug to ensure safety of family members. We also recomend the use of earth leakage circuit breakers for additional safety.

11. Ensure protection of your electrical installation from rain or water leakage during monsoon.

DONT'S

1. To avoid disconnection of supply don't keep energy bills in arrears .

2. Please do not pay cash to any person other than the cashier at company's authorised collection centres, against an official receipt.

3. Do not send cheque of part payment towards energy bill.

4. Do not use the "Cheque Box" if you are making payment after the "Due Date". In such an event pay the bill at the cash collection centres only and show the receipt of the payment to our representative when he visits your premises for disconnection of supply.

5. Do not send outstation cheque(s).

6. Do not make cash payments through unauthorised persons.

7. Do not use power for the purposes other than sanctioned.

8. Do not give a connection to other person through your connection.

9. Do not use power in excess of the sanctioned quantum of load.

10. Do not tamper with the company's seals on meters or with the service apparatus. This could amount to a criminal offence.