{"id":292,"date":"2026-04-29T12:21:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cemig.com.br\/en\/news\/understand-what-safety-and-accident-prevention-in-power-plants-is-like\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T12:21:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:21:33","slug":"understand-what-safety-and-accident-prevention-in-power-plants-is-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cemig.com.br\/en\/news\/understand-what-safety-and-accident-prevention-in-power-plants-is-like\/","title":{"rendered":"Understand what safety and accident prevention in power plants is like"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Some accidents can be avoided if we take certain precautions in our daily lives, especially when approaching power plants. Do not swim near the dams or approach areas considered to be at risk, they are just some prevention and tips for a safer day-to-day. Below, we separate some more important aspects, which are worth the alert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Power Plants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Do not swim near the dams. In hydroelectric power plants, the dammed water flows by gravity through ducts to the turbines that move the axles of the generators. These produce the electrical energy in three-phase alternating current, in low or medium voltage. Then, the energy is elevated and conducted to the transmission lines. So, if you get too close to a dam, you can be sucked in by the force of the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Substation and Transmission Tower<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The substation is a place where there is a concentration of energy to be distributed in cities. Therefore, it is a dangerous place.\u00a0<strong>Only<\/strong>\u00a0Cemig staff can enter, as they have the necessary safety equipment to ensure protection and prevent any accidents. Never enter substations or climb poles and transmission towers. Respect the hazard notices, they protect and seek to offer safety.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Transmission Lines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nas&nbsp;<strong>linhas de transmiss\u00e3o,<\/strong>&nbsp;a energia \u00e9 transportada em alta tens\u00e3o at\u00e9 os centros&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In&nbsp;<strong>transmission lines<\/strong>, energy is transported in high voltage to consumer centres, such as cities. The conductors of these lines are installed at a distance from each other, according to the voltage level. Therefore, never climb up the transmission towers. You may fall or suffer fatal electric shock. Only authorized and trained staff may stay close to these areas. Also, never go near electrical conductors as they can cause shocks that can also be fatal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Transformers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In transformers the power is lowered to low voltage. In it is the\u00a0<strong>fuse switch<\/strong>\u00a0that serves to protect the circuit against faults. Never try to reconnect the fuse switch, always contact Cemig to solve the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Measurement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The energy used by consumers is registered in the meters. Only Cemig technicians can access these meters which are housed in sealed boxes at the entrances to the homes. Do not try to open the boxes of the meters, there are risks of\u00a0<strong>electric shocks<\/strong>. In case of malfunction, please call Cemig.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some accidents can be avoided if we take certain precautions in our daily lives, especially when approaching power plants. Do not swim near the dams or approach areas considered to be at risk, they are just some prevention and tips for a safer day-to-day. Below, we separate some more important aspects, which are worth the alert. Power Plants Do not swim near the dams. In hydroelectric power plants, the dammed water flows by gravity through ducts to the turbines that move the axles of the generators. These produce the electrical energy in three-phase alternating current, in low or medium voltage. Then, the energy is elevated and conducted to the transmission lines. So, if you get too close to a dam, you can be sucked in by the force of the water. Substation and Transmission Tower The substation is a place where there is a concentration of energy to be distributed in cities. Therefore, it is a dangerous place.\u00a0Only\u00a0Cemig staff can enter, as they have the necessary safety equipment to ensure protection and prevent any accidents. Never enter substations or climb poles and transmission towers. Respect the hazard notices, they protect and seek to offer safety.\u00a0\u00a0 Transmission Lines Nas&nbsp;linhas de transmiss\u00e3o,&nbsp;a energia \u00e9 transportada em alta tens\u00e3o at\u00e9 os centros&nbsp; In&nbsp;transmission lines, energy is transported in high voltage to consumer centres, such as cities. The conductors of these lines are installed at a distance from each other, according to the voltage level. Therefore, never climb up the transmission towers. You may fall or suffer fatal electric shock. Only authorized and trained staff may stay close to these areas. Also, never go near electrical conductors as they can cause shocks that can also be fatal. Transformers In transformers the power is lowered to low voltage. In it is the\u00a0fuse switch\u00a0that serves to protect the circuit against faults. Never try to reconnect the fuse switch, always contact Cemig to solve the problem. Measurement The energy used by consumers is registered in the meters. Only Cemig technicians can access these meters which are housed in sealed boxes at the entrances to the homes. Do not try to open the boxes of the meters, there are risks of\u00a0electric shocks. In case of malfunction, please call Cemig.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":293,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sem-categoria"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Understand what safety and accident prevention in power plants is like - Cemig en<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cemig.com.br\/en\/news\/understand-what-safety-and-accident-prevention-in-power-plants-is-like\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Understand what safety and accident prevention in power plants is like - Cemig en\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Some accidents can be avoided if we take certain precautions in our daily lives, especially when approaching power plants. Do not swim near the dams or approach areas considered to be at risk, they are just some prevention and tips for a safer day-to-day. Below, we separate some more important aspects, which are worth the alert. Power Plants Do not swim near the dams. In hydroelectric power plants, the dammed water flows by gravity through ducts to the turbines that move the axles of the generators. These produce the electrical energy in three-phase alternating current, in low or medium voltage. Then, the energy is elevated and conducted to the transmission lines. So, if you get too close to a dam, you can be sucked in by the force of the water. Substation and Transmission Tower The substation is a place where there is a concentration of energy to be distributed in cities. Therefore, it is a dangerous place.\u00a0Only\u00a0Cemig staff can enter, as they have the necessary safety equipment to ensure protection and prevent any accidents. Never enter substations or climb poles and transmission towers. 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