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Safety Information

Safety Trailer Demonstrations

Our unique Safety Trailer was built in-house by our employees to show the community the dangers of coming in contact with a live Power Line and electrical hazards in your home or on the job, this demonstration will leave a lasting impression.

Our new trailer is available for electrical safety demonstrations in our service territory, at your request. We have already done demonstrations and training for our Emergency services in Pahrump, as well as many of our contractors and schools.

One of our employees will come to your place of business and show you the hazards of downed power lines and other dangerous obstacles you may encounter on the job or at home.

We use our trailer at many of the schools in our service territories and you cannot believe what an impact this demonstration will make on a young mind. The visuals that are used cannot stress enough how dangerous power lines and other sources of electricity are, when contact is made with a live wire and grounded object.

We have a mannequin on the trailer who's glove catches on fire when he touches a live wire with a steel pole. His chest is cut out, so that we can put an object in it, such as fruit or a hot dog, to simulate what happens inside your body when a human being or even an animal crosses a power line.

You may want this demonstration done for your employees, if you work outside or anywhere near power lines.

We had one instance where we provided an electrical safety demonstration to a construction team and soon after, one of the workers ran into a power pole with a vehicle and was surrounded by "live" wires of electricity but remembered to stay in the vehicle due to our demonstration. Who knows what would have happened if he wouldn't have received that training before this incident occurred.

We support those in our community and want to keep them safe and clear of downed power lines and simple household items that can cause permanent damage to their health and well being and that is why we created this electrical safety demonstration trailer.

If you are interested in learning more or would like to set up a time for a demonstration, please contact Leland Bridges at 775-727-5312.

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