How Visuals of 11kv Cable Theft Can Transform Safety Training Sessions

Dear Friends,

Kindly find the attached presentation which may be used as a training tool in Safety lectures. It may also be used for presentations showing hazards and dangers of electricity.

Basically, I am a Lecturer/Trainer in Fire & Safety and have observed that pictures speak louder than words. If one or two pictures of this type are shown, then safety aspects are followed more religiously than what is being trained without showing the after effects.

Hope this is liked by your company's Fire & Safety Officers.

Dear Neeraja,

You could have put some descriptions regarding safety as well. Since you are a trainer, this is something you can easily do.

Regards,
Viswanath

Dear Neeraj Dubey,

The pictures are ghastly and grim reminders of to what extent compelling economic situations (namely poverty and lack of education in South Africa) can drive people. Since these are pictures of theft cases, could you explain how they can be used in a "Safety Lecture" unless the sessions are meant to train prospective cable thieves in adhering to certain safety norms in case of electrical hazards? This would indeed be a very commendable and humane initiative.

Warm regards.

Dear Raj,

Everything depends on how we look at things. There are numerous accident videos and pictures of a similar nature. I have clearly mentioned that some of the pictures may be used when imparting training on the hazards of electricity - where you can mention the aftermath of electrocution - not necessarily only theft. I request you to take things positively and educate about the hazards. Last week, a college guy was electrocuted by 40,000 volts while trying to take a snap from a digital camera on top of a bogie. Why do we not know the hazards of modern technological threats and dangers?

Please don't mind, but life is how we look at it.

Dear Neeraj Dubey,

Thanks for taking care to explain. Rather than highlighting the context (which might discourage and frighten field workers involved in the maintenance of HT cables - of a possible goof-up in powering off the lines during maintenance work), safety training would be more relevant for personnel at sub-stations. They are responsible for the back-end operations and need to take more than adequate and fool-proof precautions during maintenance schedules.

In certain third-world countries where human rights exist on paper and human lives are expendable, attempts are made to disguise unknown faceless contractual labor victims as saboteurs or thieves, despite the system of post-accident inquiries.

@Ravishank, thanks for the link; it is a shocking video and would provide the shock value to alert rail commuters against the hazards of overhead high-tension electric cables.

Dear Neeraj and Ravi,

Good efforts. I too have both these PowerPoint presentations and videos, which I also show during my training classes. Really, as it's said, "action speaks louder than words," it's easier to explain them.

Regards,
Hansa Vyas

Dear Safety Officer,

Good presentation, however, it would be more educative if you described what actually happened in detail with additional safety measures for us to benefit from.

Thanks and good luck.

Kunle

Dear Neeraj,

Thank you for your efforts. It's very useful and informative. I will share it with all the employees in our organization. I kindly request you to please share some more information on safety and fire with us.

Regards,
Neelimaa

It would be of interest to see how safety can be implemented in the houses, first of all. There are electrical-related issues like water pumps, microwave ovens, heaters, etc., and most houses do not have a protector against shocks, which are easily available.

Next comes the issue of LPG, petrol, and kerosene. Then we have cleaning stuff like Domex, Lysol, etc. We don't see any material safety sheets, medical info, storage info, disposal info on many of these items.

If there are any specialists on this forum on these issues, it would be wonderful to get a professional view of all this.

Dear All,

Thank you for the positive response. I hope everyone has received my second post on case studies of major fires from the past 10 years.

Dear KPV,

Yes, you are correct. Thank you. I will send the presentation slides of the training that I provide to homemakers (housewives) and kids.

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Dear Jayant,

Mind-Blowing Videos!

Thanks for the link. I watched all of them. Here are a few more links from the same series of videos:

- [YouTube - 50000 Volt Accident](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtQtRGI0F2Q&feature=related)
- [YouTube - Power company lineman electrocuted](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkxStI9RC_Y&NR=1&feature=f vwp)
- [YouTube - AIR2 Helicopter Transferring Lineman to Wire](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_NEAEGeFIw&feature=fvw)
- [YouTube - Dangerous Jobs - would YOU do this?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrKZttxecYA&feature=related)
- [YouTube - Powerline Spacer job](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jJLj4YTXyQ&NR=1)

I believe these are some of the most hazardous jobs, and safety is of paramount importance.