Precautions for a Planned Power Outage
We apologize for the inconvenience and ask you to take suitable preparations for a power outage, as described below.
- If there are medical devices such as a medical ventilator in your home
- Please switch to battery operation or take other suitable precautions. If your health condition or that of a person in your household may be affected by the interruption of power, please consult your doctor or medical facility beforehand.
- Minimize door opening/closing of refrigerators/cold rooms
- Minimize door opening and take precautions such as cold pack stacking to maintain low temperature in refrigerators, cold rooms, etc.
- Make sure you can receive information via radio, mobile phone, etc.
- Keep in mind that your TV set and most landline telephones will not be functional during a power outage. Prepare alternative means for receiving information (battery powered radio, mobile phone, etc.). Have spare batteries at hand, and make sure that your mobile devices are fully charged.
- Turn off your PC
- Save all data on your PCs and other equipment and turn off the power of the equipment. If the power outage starts while a computer or similar equipment is being operated, data currently being input may be lost and/or the equipment may be damaged.
- Monitor water quality and temperature in aquariums and fish tanks
- Disperse fish from aquariums into live fish tanks or prepare a battery-operated air pump.
- Do not use elevators
- Do not use elevators when a power outage is scheduled, to avoid being trapped.
- Take special care at intersections
- Proceed with extra care to ensure safety at intersections where traffic lights are not functioning.
- Automatic doors and door locks may not function
- Be aware that automatic doors at shops, automatic door locks at residential buildings, etc. will not function during a power outage. Security systems may also not be functioning.
- Handling electric appliances using motors
- Disconnect the power cords of electric appliances using motors from the outlet before a power outage, to guard against the risk of accidents.
- Turn off circuit breakers when going out
- Before going out, turning off breakers on distribution panels is recommended for safety.
- Monitor your condition
- Because air conditioners, fans and similar appliances will not be functional during a power outage, be aware of the risk of heat strokes in the summer season.
- Cold locations
- In cold areas during winter, anti-freeze equipment may not function, causing water pipes and water heater piping to freeze.
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