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If ou a e usi g u
ellas, ake su e that the
ha dles a e i sulated; u
ella ha dles ade of
etal a at h light i g.
Whe etu i g to looded houses, ake su e that
ele t i al ju io o es a d outlets su e ged i
lood a e d a d f ee of di t that a ause sho t
i uit efo e s it hi g a k o ou ele t i it .
Safety Tips When You Are Inside Your House
During the o urren e of persistent lightning:
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Light i g a ause po e su ges; fo safet , tu
of ou applia es o u plug ith e t a a e.
Re e e that light i g u e t a also lo
th ough the ele t i al o ds.
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Use
ou
ell pho es fo
o e i po ta t
o
u i aio s. Light i g a t a el th ough the
o ded pho es.
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Do ot i a
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If ou plu i g is ade of steel, a oid usi g si ks,
sho e s, tu s a d toilets. Light i g a also pass
th ough ou plu i g, espe iall if so e po io s
a e e posed outside.
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Ne e tou h a e ele t i al i es o a
those ate ials likel at h light i g.
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a te
a, e it i doo o outdoo .
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Consumer Welfare and
Promotion Office
Department of Energy
G/F DOE Annex Building
Rizal Drive cor. th Street
Bonifacio Global City
Taguig City
RAINY SEASON
SAFETY TIPS
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etal ods,
i do pa es.
During power outages:
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Keep the doo s of ou ef ige ato s a d f eeze s
losed to p olo g the f esh ess of food.
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Pa k ou f oze foods i to oole s.
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Use ou
spa i gl .
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Promotion Office
e ha gea le gadgets a d e uip e t
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Always e ready
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While ou Dist i uio Uiliies a d Ele t i
Coope ai es a e o i uousl i p o i g thei
espe i e s ste s to e a le to ithsta d
hea
ai s o t phoo s as u h as possi le,
distu a e a d i te upio s i the deli e of
ele t i it se i es a e e likel to happe
du i g ai seaso .
Light i g, up ooted t ees o
a
tall
egetaio , o falli g
a hes aused
t phoo s o high elo it gust i ds ought
“outh est Mo soo o Ha agat
a
ause sho t i uit i the po e li es o
i te upio s i the lo of ele t i it . Hea
ai s a loose soils a d a ause the poles
to fall.
This s e a io o u s ea l a d i e ita le, a d
the est thi g to do is to iigate its i pa t to
ou li es. Alo g
ith ou p epa aio s
ega di g
othe
aspe ts
of
disaste
p epa ed ess e o
e ded
othe elated
age ies, the follo i g a e ou suggested
easu es i elaio to ele t i po e .
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Al a s
at h o liste to
eathe
epo ts, fo e asts a d updates o
tele isio s, adios, i te et o a othe
ea s of eathe oad ast.
Make su e that ou
e ha gea le
de i es espe iall
the e ha gea le
lashlights, t a sisto
adios,
ate
a ks fo ell pho es, a d life suppo ts, if
e essa , a e al a s full ha ged.
If st o g t phoo is o i g, sto k a kup ate ies fo ou ate -ope ated
pie es of e uip e t.
Wi k la ps a d a dles a e i e haza ds
ut
a
e useful
he all othe
ele t i it ope ated pie es of e uip e t
a e al ead out of se i e.
You a sto k oil o ke ose e fo i k
la ps, a dles a d at hes p o ided
the a e kept i safe pla es i
ou
ho es, a a f o
hild e ’s ea h, a d
use o l as last eso t.
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I lood p o e a eas, ap the safe a
out of ou pla e to lood-f ee lo aio s.
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If hea
ai s a e e pe ted, pla e ou
ele t o i applia es i highe pla es of
ou house.
During loods
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Do ot u de esti ate the fo e of ate .
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Al a s e e e that ele t i it u s th ough
the ate i all di e tio s.
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Al a s e e
da ge ous.
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If the flood ate is a out to ea h the ele t i al
outlets i ou house, tu off the ai s it h
i ediatel .
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If the flood ill al ead ea h the ai s it hes i
ou a ea, i fo
ou Dist i utio Utilit
i ediatel .
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Repo t i ediatel to ou Dist i utio Utilit
a falle po e li es o poles, o da aged o
oke dist i utio li es.
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Make su e that the e is o li e po e li es
su e ged i ate i ou a ea efo e ou dip
i to the flood.
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E su e that ou a e safel i sulated efo e
tou hi g a od ho is i di e t o ta t ith
the su e ged po e li es. You ould e o e
the e t i ti .
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If the flood e o es u te a le, use ou
p epa ed ap as ou es ape to flood safe pla e;
agai , ake su e that the e a e o li e po e
li es su e ged ea
efo e lea i g ou
house.
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Du i g ight ti e, do ot use ou i k la ps o
a dles as lo g as ou flashlights a e still o ki g.
Re e e that ke ose e floats o
ate ,
the efo e, a ide tal spill of ke ose e a
e da ge ou othe elo gi gs o e e li es.
Use i k la ps ith e t a a e.
e
that ele t i it
is
e