Skip Nav Bill’s Quality Electric, LLC shares electrical safety tips and electrical hazards to avoid when outdoors in your backyard. Included are tips for around the swimming pool, with a focus on electrical equipment and how to avoid electrical shock. Also included are tips for working around power lines and avoiding electrical shock with ladder use. Proper use of outdoor electrical equipment is also mentioned to help you stay shock free and maintain what you have so it lasts longer. Awareness of your surroundings and taking precautions when working outdoors can make all the difference in your electrical safety. Stay Electrically Safe and Smart when in your backyard! Special Thanks to blog.allstate.com and to Pauline Hammerbeck for the article, How to Avoid Electrical Hazards in Your Back Yard.