Safety
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Electric Safety
Blue Ridge Electric believes being safe around electricity is just as important as providing reliable and affordable electricity.
Electricity is very useful and it is hard to imagine life without it. We rely on electricity every minute for all kinds of uses. Electricity can also be dangerous if you are not safe around it. Every year in the United States as many as 1,000 people die as a result of electrical shock. At Blue Ridge Electric, we are very concerned about electric safety and we want to help all our members be safe around electricity.
To support our emphasis on safety, beginning with the 2007-2008 school year, are making classroom electric safety demonstrations in the 4th grade of all the elementary schools within Caldwell, Watauga, Ashe and Alleghany county. A one-hour safety demonstration is available to help teach students to be aware of dangers and learn how to be safe around electricity.
Fourth grade teachers are being contacted to schedule safety demonstrations in their schools. However, if you have an opportunity to educate a large group of students, please contact Grey Scheer, Director of Community Relations, to find out if the safety demonstration is right for you. Safety demonstrations are being scheduled based on the student population, availability of the demonstration unit and available labor to conduct the demonstration.
Blue Ridge Electric also offers our Kids Korner web site to help teach students and teachers about electric safety and you might want to test your electric safety knowledge by taking the Safety Trivia quiz.
Being safe around electricity is not just for kids. On these pages, you’ll find information and tips for many areas of electric safety.
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Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (from the DOE)
On this site you'll find links to educational and training resources on energy, particularly energy efficiency and renewable energy including links to more than 350 lesson plans and activities on energy efficiency and renewable energy for grades K-12. Each includes a short summary that identifies curriculum integration, time, materials, and national standards. For more education resources, please see the EERE Energy Education Web site.
