If you're seeing 'red' in the city you're not alone. Toronto Hydro crews are using red paint as part of their inspection and repair campaign to quickly identify hand wells that have been fixed.The paint is temporary and will come off within a few days.
Hydro has 600 repair people working around the clock replacing the 15,000 existing covers with non-conductive covers. Even more so now since the stray voltage has been zapping more than just Fido lately.
The 'current' catchers are not only adults but children as well. School officials reported to TO Hydro that they'd been returning from a field trip last Thursday when the minor shocks occurred. This prompted Hydro to refocus their efforts citing school zones to be worked on first. The rest of the downtown core would be completed by the end of the month, followed by the rest of the GTA.
Reports have come in from different parts of the city with the same MO. An electrical shock after having stepping on metal plates which house wires for nearby lights as well as electrical equipment. Road salt has been blamed as it decays wires underground, sending stray voltage to a steel plate where it becomes energized.
A 24-hour hotline (416-222-3773) was set up to report any hand wells that pose a risk to the public, while launching the $10 million preventative program that also began yesterday.
The first incident occurred last November when a German Sheppard was electrocuted at Keele and Annette streets near a light pole. Less than two months later, yet another dog was electrocuted after having stepped on one of these plates on the sidewalk.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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