Kenya Power has announced seven golden rules that its staff are expected to follow as part of several changes during this week's customer service week.Kenyans.co.ke learnt of this development after the launch of the 7 Golden Safety and Health Rules, expected to streamline workplace operations and reinforce the utility work culture. “Today, we launched the 7 Golden Safety & Health Rules, reinforcing our commitment to protecting the safety and wellbeing of every employee and contractor. They will simplify critical safety expectations, strengthen power line management accountability, and promote a positive safety culture across the Company,” KPLC stated.Top of the list is the canon that mandates that staff must assess a job's safety before starting any task, given that some teams work on live wires.The second rule requires staff to follow each step of what the company calls the SITE procedure, which is the outlined official instructions for safety protocols that govern activities as well as operations at a project site. Under the third rule, workers must always install standard protection fuses on both low voltage (LV) and high voltage (HV) networks, critical safeguards for lines against dangerous electrical faults.Rule four deals with personal protective equipment (PPE), with every employee expected to inspect the required gear and wear it each time they work.The fifth rule touches on communication, where staff are mandated to communicate and establish control through broadcast radio whenever switching is being carried out on the power lines.Kenya Power has also barred its workers from operating or accessing any equipment while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, forming the sixth guideline.The final rule touches on the aspect of condition management. It requires the employees to keep an eye on the equipment they are using on site, as the work they are doing is in progress. This comes as Kenya Power staff fatalities fell by 50 per cent to five in 2025, down from 10, while contractor deaths declined from three to two.Total fatalities likewise rose to 122, with public deaths increasing to 115. Faulty wiring, encroachment, illegal connections plus collapsed lines formed the bulk of the major causes of the accidents.
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