help working next to powerlines

[egs]

hi guys.

 

 

got a sicky to remove on friday. its 3meters away from a live power line. do you reckon it would be okay to carry out the work.

 

if its any help the power cable is to a house. NEDL (power people) were ment to shroud it. however they havent been.

 

any advice or tips on working next to a powerline would be great thanks

[Billy]

Yeah, don't touch it

[butler]

If you have any doubts, dont do it, the job can wait till its shrouded....

[Taupotreeman]

Easy; DON'T. Unless it's safe enough to do and there's absolutely no chance of anything going wrong. You might only get the one chance if something does go wrong so just get the fuse pulled if there is even a possibility of a branch, rope etc coming into contact with the conductors. It's difficult to say without actually seeing the site etc but, having seen enough fatalities, serious accidents and near misses, I'd just play safe.

[Paul Barton]

Get it shut down for the day. Your life isn't worth risking for a days wage.

 

Remember that lines can arc, particularly in damp weather when you are waving a metallic object around.

[egs]

hi lads. i will get some pics tomorrow. the job is just in the next village.

[big fell!]

Dude... All live powerlines HV/LV add more danger to tree work. ... Ive seen people fell tree's through LIVE 33kv lines and ive seen a linesman after he has been fried on a LV feed... If your unsure just leave it alone

[big fell!]

Haha GET YOUR UA1!

[egs]

Haha GET YOUR UA1!

 

i am, ive sign up for a 2 day course in april at my local college.

[big fell!]

Good, well thats a start. That'll tell you all about safe working distances to different voltages, prox zones, and all the terminology. Yawn! Taking me back to my Ua tickets now...