Electricians must never do this!

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As electricians, one might remember a statement in the \"Safety Regulations for Electrical Work\" (the electrical section for power plants and substations) that says, \"Scheduled power outages and restorations are strictly prohibited.\" I wonder if anyone has ever thought about why such a rule exists Let’s take a look at a few cases; perhaps the harsh reality will show us just how terrifying and dangerous \"scheduled power outages and restorations\" can be. In June 2018, an incident in Jianli County, Hubei Province, in which scheduled power restorations led to two deaths, shocked the power industry. Just because power was supplied 20 minutes early, the two rural electricians who had repaired the power outage were sent to the land of the dead. “Phrases such as “Power supply at 8 o’clock” and “Power supply 20 minutes early” serve as a stark reminder of the hazards and destructive consequences of serious violations of regulations. They also leave us electricians utterly puzzled: why is it necessary to set a specific time for power supply? Why were no safety measures taken (such as installing grounding wires), and why was power supplied in advance? Time reversed, and a similar electric shock incident from a few years ago came to mind: An electrical worker at a construction site received a call from the job supervisor, performed a brief voltage check and began working on disconnecting wires from the junction box. The operator, mistakenly believing that the switch had not been turned off, blindly pressed the \"close\" button, resulting in power being supplied suddenly and causing one person to suffer an electric shock. The issues of \"planned power outages and restorations,\" \"power outages notified by phone,\" starting work without operational permission, and carrying out operations without taking safety measures (such as not installing ground wires) require us to reflect deeply on them. A similar tragedy occurred in 2016: a wind farm notified the person in charge on site by phone to prepare for power restoration. Without carefully checking whether workers were actually carrying out work on site, that person provided incorrect information, resulting in power being restored to the wind farm despite the fact that there were workers working on the power transmission lines and the conditions for power restoration did not exist. As a consequence, two people died from electric shock while attempting to adjust the sag of the wires without proper authorization or by climbing the towers illegally. The issues that have been exposed, such as \"power delivery via phone at scheduled times,\" a lack of safety awareness among workers, chaotic management of outsourced teams, and inadequate implementation of safety training and instructions, could occur around us at any time. The fact that nothing happens does not mean there are no problems; it is essential to be extremely careful. Several accidents have all centered around \"scheduled power outages and restorations\". So what exactly are scheduled power outages and restorations? Why can’t power be turned off at a scheduled time? According to relevant information, \"scheduled power outage and restoration refers to a working procedure in which the utility carrying out line work schedules the time at which the power will be cut off or when the work will be completed; the work is carried out or finished according to this schedule, while the authorities in charge carry out the operations to cut off the power or restore it at the agreed times.\" ”Scheduled power outages prevent the verification of authorized commands, and it becomes impossible to confirm the operation time, safety measures, and any abnormal situations, which increases the risk of accidents involving personnel and equipment ； Scheduled power restoration makes it impossible to determine whether the conditions for switching power on are met; factors such as whether the on-site work is complete, whether the grounding wires have been removed, and whether the personnel have evacuated remain unknown. Restoring power blindly can also lead to injuries and equipment damage. It can be seen that \"scheduled power outages\" are highly arbitrary and represent a very dangerous form of illegal operation; in mild cases it leads to equipment damage and injuries to people, while in severe cases it can result in death from electric shock. One must never be careless or complacent!