As frustration heightens among customers who are still without electricity, the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) has warned that it will not jeopardize the safety of its workers by sending them into hostile environments.

The warning follows alleged threats of violence against JPS workers and contractors carrying out restoration works across the island.

JPS says residents in some communities continue to accost JPS team members in protest against the delay in restoration of their electricity.

The company is denouncing what it describes as aggressive behaviours and tense stand-offs with residents which it says have resulted in JPS teams having to leave certain areas, ultimately postponing scheduled restoration efforts.

Senior Vice President of Energy Delivery, Blaine Jarrett, says just yesterday, a team in Westmoreland had to be escorted out of a community by the security forces.

He notes that in another instance, team members were allegedly cornered with residents demanding that they carry out works on lines that they believed would energize their communities.

The company says while it understands the frustration of those who are still without electricity, roadblocks and protests which prevent safe access to lines and facilities that are critical to restoration, could cause efforts to be further delayed than is needed.

The company is calling for calm as its workers, some of whom are from communities that are still without electricity, continue to work swiftly and tirelessly to get the lights back on island-wide.