Safe Electricity Public Awareness Program
Contact: Molly Hall
(217) 876-1086

Safe Electricity Welcomes Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative As Partner in Outreach Program (URBANA, Ill.) The Safe ElectricitySM public awareness program is pleased to welcome Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative (SSVEC) as its newest utility partner. By partnering with Safe Electricity, SSVEC underscores its strong commitment to protecting consumers. Electrical accidents and fires kill more than a thousand people and injure tens of thousands of people each year. The vast majority of electrical accidents can be prevented if people understand the dangers and steps they can take to be safe around electricity. Safe Electricity creates and promotes safety messages and information though a multitude of communication and outreach efforts, including a comprehensive Web site, multi-media public service announcements, news releases and articles, and more. We commend Sulphur Valley Electric Cooperative and are pleased to have them join us in efforts to promote electrical safety,” said Molly Hall, Director of Safe Electricity. “Their support and involvement in Safe Electricity will help us

“The Safe Electricity mission is simple: saving lives and keeping people from getting hurt,” said Creden Huber, CEO of SSVEC. “Joining forces with this important program enhances our ability to educate consumers to prevent electrical accidents, injuries and death.

Safe Electricity is the award-winning safety program created by the Illinois Electric Council, a not-for-profit industry forum headquartered at the University of Illinois. This multi-faceted public awareness program is designed to compliment the existing safety education activities of utilities and educators. The SSVEC partnership reflects an expanding interest in the Safe Electricity program’s education benefits nationwide.

Safe Electricity’s broadcast, print and Internet materials address topics such as home safety (indoors and outside), youth, agribusiness, and contractor safety. The user-friendly website (see the link to the left) is a virtual library of safety information. In addition to hundreds of articles, the site features interactive safety games and activities for children and additional teacher resources such as lesson plans and classroom experiments which meet national science education standards.

“Knowledge about electrical hazards makes a big difference in reducing electrical tragedies,” said (Creden Huber of SSVEC). “This program strengthens our efforts to arm consumers with valuable information.”

“By bringing together the resources of electric utilities, a premier educational institution, and other organizations that share a common interest, a unique and high- quality educational public awareness program has been created, one that continues to grow,” said Hall. “SSVEC’s partnership with Safe Electricity supports the program’s mission and will help save lives.”