The issue of public safety is our highest priority and it is our never ending goal to educate our members and the community at-large about the potential dangers and hazards associated with electricity.
Education
Electricity can be magical
Electric distribution poles don’t pop out of small suitcases, unless they belong to someone like magician Scott Davis. Davis, creator of the “Making Accidents Disappear” electrical safety show, uses props like poles and talking electric switches to teach elementary students valuable lessons to keep them safe around electricity.
Davis brought his magic act to 235 second graders at Crowders Creek and Cotton Belt elementary schools on March 19. Students were energetic to learn about electrical safety by participating in the humorous magic show presented by Davis.
“We put a lot of energy into educating the public about electricity,” says Marc Howie, YEC’s vice president of community development. “We regularly offer safety demonstrations to students and other groups throughout our service area in an effort to teach important safety lessons to the participants.”
If you are interested in learning more about your cooperative’s safety demonstrations, please contact our marketing department at (803) 628-5541.
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Now they’re electrical safety (and co-op) Beliebers
For one day they became Energizers, Kilowatts, Transformers, Insulators and Conductors. Who knows, maybe one day they’ll become York Electric lineworkers, now that they know their way around a power pole.
Bucket rides gave students a bird’s eye view
Bucket rides gave students a bird’s eye view of YEC’s York office—and a few laughs. Savannah Mathis, shown wearing a wire coil as a moustache, asked her classmates in the bucket, “Can you see Pizza Hut from up there?” On the serious side, a view of a bird in contact with live power lines sparked imaginations. YEC serviceman Keith Robinson warned kids to stay away from downed lines. “If there’s a problem, get away from it and keep other people away from it, too. Call us or call 911.” Photos: Walter Allread
About 120 fourth-graders from Cotton Belt and Hickory Grove-Sharon elementary schools got a charge visiting YEC April 23 for Safety Day. Forming five teams with electricity-themed names, they donned color-coded safety hats, tried on lineworker gear and listened as co-op employees brought classroom lessons to life. As Hickory Grove-Sharon teacher Juliet Bennett said, “Everything they talked about is important to what we teach. For students, being able to put themselves into these situations is really good.”
Co-op tour guides took the teachers and their teams through five learning stations, including bucket truck rides and equipment displays plus pole-top rescue and a miniature “live wire” safety demo. Students strapped on safety belts to pose as linemen for photos and later showed their smarts in a rapid-fire co-op quiz. Sample question:
Who owns the co-op?
A) Stockholders
B) Your parents
C) The government
D) Justin Bieber
If you answered B, good for you! Like the teachers’ bright young charges, now you’re a co-op Believer, too.
Sorry, Beliebers!
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Information for kids & teens
Look up, stay alert during outdoor work, play
As the weather begins to warm up, kids and adults alike will soon head outside to perform winter clean-up and play. Before they do, remind them to look up and be alert for power lines and other electrical hazards, the best way to stay safe from death by electrocution.
“Here at YEC, using proper procedures and safety measures is a matter of life and death,” explains co-op Vice President of Energy Delivery, Denny Lynn. “We take safety seriously at home, too. Accidents happen, but if we educate ourselves and our children, we can keep them to a minimum.”
YEC offers free safety demonstrations at schools throughout our service area in an effort to teach important electrical safety lessons to students. Teachers, to schedule a safety demonstration, call YEC’s marketing and public relations department at (803) 628-5541 or use the safety demonstration request form here.
Check out the safety tips here
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Play it Safe
As a new school year begins, make sure your children:
- Wear seat belts in the car and helmets when riding bikes.
- Memorize key phone numbers, especially since cell phones dial them for you!
- Carefully cross intersections, watching for cars and buses and not darting into the street.
- Walk a safe route to school and to the bus stop. Try a practice trip with them before school starts and look for safety hazards along the way.
- Never climb power poles and always stay clear of downed power lines!
York Electric Cooperative offers free safety demonstrations at schools throughout our service area in an effort to teach important electrical safety lessons to students.
Teachers, to schedule a safety demonstration, email or call YEC’s Marketing and Public Relations Department at 803-628-5541.
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