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SAFETY
2-8 / Safety and Responsibility
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2-4. Electrocution Hazard from Overhead Power Lines
Overhead power lines are not insulated. Some lines have a weather covering and appear to be insulated, they are
not. The vehicle or parts of the vehicle do not need to touch the power line for the vehicle to become energized.
Electricity will arc across a gap as large as 10 feet, and all overhead wires or cables should be considered hazardous
and dangerous. Follow these guidelines when working in the vicinity of power lines.
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Make sure the work area is clear of major obstacles and overhead obstructions.
• Do not work within 10 feet of high-voltage lines energized from 600 to 50,000 volts. It is the law. The operator
can be liable if activities in violation of this law cause injury or property damage.
• Only operate in conditions where the vehicle and equipment can be stabilized. Do not set up or operate on soft
soil, mud, snow or other unstable ground conditions that could allow the vehicle or equipment to shift and move
within 10 feet of a power line.
• Always check the operating vicinity for power lines before you drive into it. Tree branches can hide power lines
or cables from view. If operating at night, use powerful lights to search for power lines or poles.
If you are on or inside a vehicle that contacts or is energized by a power line, stay where you are. Exiting the vehicle
is more hazardous than remaining inside. Unless there is a fire, it is safest to stay in the vehicle than to attempt an
exit. Stay in or on the vehicle until a power company representative informs you that the line has been de-energized
and grounded and that the area is safe.
If it is critical that you leave the vehicle, JUMP as far away as possible landing with both feet together. Maintain
balance or fall forward, don’t fall back toward the vehicle which could result in the body becoming a pathway between
the vehicle and the ground. No part of your body should touch the vehicle and the ground at the same time.
If you are outside of the vehicle that contacts or is energized by a power line, move away from the vehicle and stay
away. Warn others to stay away. You are safe from electrical shock as long as you do not become a pathway for
current to flow to the ground. Do not approach the vehicle until a power company representative informs you that
the line has been de-energized and grounded and that the area is safe.
In certain circumstances the ground around a charged vehicle or downed power line may be energized. The ground
becomes charged in concentric circles around the vehicle with varying voltage potential. Straddling these bands can
result in serious injury or death as the current passes through your body. Stay away from the vehicle or power line,
keeping both feet on the ground at the same time. This will prevent you from becoming a conductor between two
areas of the ground that are charged differently.
If someone is trapped inside a vehicle that has come in contact with a power line, instruct them to stay inside and
not to try to exit, unless their life is in eminent danger or a fire is present. Call 911 immediately and instruct the 911
operator to contact the power company. The power company personnel are trained to eliminate the hazard to by de-
energizing the line.
Electrocution Hazard.
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Vehicle is not insulated.
• Do NOT raise boom into power lines.
• Look up and use light to search for power lines in the dark.
• Keep boom and vehicle 10 ft. (3m) away from power lines.
• Do not step off a charged vehicle.
Touching a charged vehicle while standing on the ground will result in death.