Switchyards
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Switchyard equipment is extremely dangerous. Switchyards are filled with transformers, circuit breakers, switches and other high-voltage equipment. Here, electricity is raised to very high voltages in order to be moved efficiently across great distances. The high-voltage equipment poses many dangers, including electrocution, explosions and release of oil.