Fruit season is an exciting time for all Barbadians. Please follow these safety tips to avoid a potentially tragic situation due to an electrical contact.

Safety at Home

Working or playing around electricity can be dangerous. Here are some tips to keep you safe at home and in your community. 

How To Stay Safe When Picking Fruit

Fruit season is an exciting time for all Barbadians. Please follow these safety tips to avoid a potentially tragic situation due to an electrical contact.

  • Always look up and around for power lines before starting any harvesting or trimming activity. If any part of the tree is touching overhead power lines, the tree can become energized and you should not touch the tree.
  • Use the 10-foot-rule: always keep your body and any ladders, tools or other implements at least 10 feet away from overhead power lines.
  • Don't use ladders or fruit pickers near power lines and keep any type of ladders, fruit pickers, poles or other tools at least ten feet away from the lines.
  • Never trim trees that have power lines going through them or touch any tree limb that may fall into a power line.
  • If a person comes in contact with a power line, assume the line is energized and dangerous. Do not attempt to free the person from the power line. Stay clear and warn others to keep away. Call our emergency hotline at 626-9000.
  • If you see any object caught in a power line, assume the line is energized and do not attempt to free it yourself.