Power Blackout

There will be times when the power goes off. There are two basic causes - faults and overloads. In either case, protection equipment operates to switch off supply to limit any damage and prevent further problems.

• Faults are mainly caused by accidents or weather conditions. If your power lines are overhead, there is a greater chance of problems.
• Overloads occur when the demand for electricity exceeds the capacity of the distribution system to supply it.

Faults and overloads can also occur inside your own building.

Emergency Action

1. Contact maintenance on 8344 6000 to determine cause of failure
2. Call security on 8344 6666
3. Consider evacuation:
   • Partial evacuation of floor by word of mouth
   • Building evacuation - initiated by pressing the evacuation break glass alarm. (This alerts the Wardens, calls Maintenance and Security to the building.)

General Suggestions

• Switch off all electrical appliances, especially those that have heating elements.
• Unplug 'surge-sensitive' equipment, such as computers and video recorders.
• Keep one light switch turned on so you know when the power returns.
• Turn on a battery operated radio and listen to a local radio station for information if everyone has lost power.