Flying kites or flying objects near high-voltage grid works are strictly prohibited in Vietnam

The Government of Vietnam strictly prohibits organizations and individuals involved in electricity activities, electricity use or having other activities related to electricity in Vietnam from performing unsafe acts in terms of electricity safety specified in Decree No. 14/2014/NĐ-CP as follows:

- Stealing or removing the guy rope, earthing wire and equipment of power grid, climbing on electric poles, entering power stations or safety protection areas of electrical works when not on duty.

- Using the high-voltage grid for other purposes without the agreement with the management unit of high-voltage grid works.

- Flying kites or flying objects near high-voltage grid works which may cause incidents to the power grids.

- Installing receiving and transmitting antenna, hanging wire, scaffolding, billboard, light box and other things at places that may hit the high-voltage power grid works upon collapse or falling.

- Planting trees or letting trees violate the safety distance for overhead conducting wire or power stations.

- Shooting birds on wires or power stations or tossing or throwing any object to the wires or power stations.

- Digging land which may cause subsidence or collapse of high-voltage power grid and power stations.

- Filling soil or placing materials, equipment or discharging waste in violation of safety distance.

- Using electric pole or power station as house, tent, shop, animal tying or for other purposes.

- Blasting or opening mine, placing or containing flammable substances, chemicals capable of causing corrosion or damage to the parts of the grid.

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View more details at Decree No. 14/2014/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from April 15, 2014.

Thu Ba

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