If you own a portable generator, compliance with equipment operating procedures is critical to the safety and well-being of your family. Non-compliance with safety regulations and operating guidelines could result in the carbon monoxide poisoning of loved ones and extensive fire damage to your home.
Employees are encouraged to familiarize themselves
with these generator safety tips so that they are knowledgeable and are well
prepared for hurricane season:
1. Always operate a generator in accordance with the manufacturer’s guidelines and instructions.
1. Always operate a generator in accordance with the manufacturer’s guidelines and instructions.
3. Never connect a generator to a wall outlet or to the electrical system in your home since that can cause damage to your equipment and can be a life-threatening danger to your family, neighbors, and repair crews.
5. Be sure to have adequate fuel for your generator and manage consumption by running for only a few hours at a time. Never add fuel to your generator when it is running, and always store additional fuel in approved gasoline containers.
6. If connecting a generator into your home wiring is necessary on a temporary basis, a transfer switch must be installed by a licensed electrician. A transfer switch permits the transfer of the load from the utility company power source that normally supplies power over to the portable generator. A transfer switch will isolate the circuits supplied by the generator.
This transfer switch will prevent “backfeeding,” a term that refers to the inadvertent energizing of circuits in both systems. Backfeeding most commonly occurs when a generator is connected directly to the electric panel or circuit in a home. Feeding power into the utility system during an outage will energize the transformer. This could pose a serious threat to the power line and to the service crews who are unknowingly working with an energized line as they attempt to restore power to your home and your neighborhood.
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