Safety tips

The golden rule to avoiding danger? Stay away from electrical and hydropower facilities. Avoid accidents by paying attention to your surroundings.

Staying safe outside the house

Some 40% of power outages are caused by falling trees and branches. Surprised? See how to design and maintain outdoor areas to prevent accidents and outages.

Choosing the right trees or shrubs

Use our tool to find the tree or shrub species that will maintain a safe distance from power lines as it grows.

Working outdoors safely

Learn how to identify dangerous wires before beginning outdoor work or activities.

Before starting any outdoor work

Answer a few questions to help you identify potential hazards.

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Identifying hazards in the home

Were you aware that, each year, roughly 100 kids under the age of five are treated in the emergency room for electric shock? Learn about the basic safety precautions to take in your home to keep you and your loved ones safe.

Protecting young children from electric shock

Take precautions to prevent shock and ensure that your little ones can safely explore their surroundings.

Identifying electricity-related hazards

Never underestimate the dangers of electricity in the home. See how to detect these hazards and stay safe at all times.

Protecting yourself in case of flooding

Prevent electricity-related accidents and keep yourself and your loved ones safe.

Staying safe during outings

Electrical and hydropower facilities are part our environment, so being able to detect hazardous situations is essential. Keeping a safe distance from these facilities could quite simply save your life!

Keeping a safe distance from hydropower facilities

It's simple: swimming or fishing in the immediate vicinity of a hydropower facility could put you at risk of drowning. Read our tips for staying safe!

See the outdoor electrical hazards

Would you know what to do if you were to collide with a utility pole or see power lines on the ground? Find out.

Following safey measures

Learn about the safety measures Hydro‑Québec puts into place to keep the public safe near its hydraulic facilities.

Stay clear: drowning hazard!

Video summary

Even if the water looks calm, when the generating station is in operation there can be an undertow below the water that you can't see. Keep away from hydropower facilities and pay attention to warning signs.

Duration: 51 seconds

Did you witness a hazardous situation near our facilities?

Help us prevent incidents: warn us of any potential danger.

If the situation calls for an emergency response (ambulance, fire or police services), call 911.

Report vegetation too close to power lines

Have you spotted a hazard, like a tree that's fallen on a power line? Fill out the form to submit a request or find out what to do to deal with the situation.

Submit a request

Let us know about something out of the ordinary near a facility

Call us to report something out of the ordinary or someone in danger near a hydropower facility.

1 877 816‑1212

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Current and upcoming vegetation management operations

See where and when vegetation is due to be cleared from around the power lines in your area.

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