Parents and teachers

Every year hundreds of people including children are injured or killed by coming into contact with electricity. 

At Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) we believe that an increased awareness among children about the dangers the better they can keep themselves, their friends and their family safe.

We’ve created a series of resources including factsheets and educational safety posters to teach children about how electricity is made, the journey it makes from the power station to the home and the dangers of electricity and how children can stay safe. 

• Journey of electricity factsheet [67kB PDF]
• Key stage 3 factsheet [851kB PDF]

Educational safety posters:

1. Power stations [136kB PDF]
2. Pylons [126kB PDF]
3. Substations  [149kB PDF]
4. Poles and overhead lines  [106kB PDF]
5. Mini-pillars [158kB PDF]
6. Your home [143kB PDF]

For more information and resources on the story of electricity please visit the education section of our website.

If you would like to arrange a school safety visit please contact us.