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Keep Metal Away ....
From Electric Wires
Warns Power Co.
A seasonal warning was issued today by Mr. A. McDaniel, manager for the Northern Virginia Power Company, who asked all local residents to “be extra cautious with outside work which involves metal equipment.”
'I'he utility company manager said that extreme care should be taken that metal equipment stays far away from all electric wires. “Far tor) many persons are injured,” he said, “while installing TV aerials, flying kites, and model planes, using metal ladders, or operating spraying machines, well diggers, cranes and other equipment. These injuries could beeliminated if only people would remember that electricity is just as safe as the person using it."
In commenting on this, the utility spokesman said that the basic rule to remember is: “Do not take the slightest chance of metal coming m contact with am wire.
He also suggested that in aerial installations, care should be taken that aerials be placed where they will clear all power lines in case they are blown over or accidentally fall. F.qual care, he said, should be taken with aerial guy-wires and lead-ins.
A special warning was given, by the company official to those who operate equipment in orchards or
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