Basic Electrical Awareness

[Arbocop]

By rights a normal tree contractors are not meant to work on any tree with in falling distance of any overhead powerlines.

If you look at a job & its closer all you have to do is get intouch with the DNO/REC & they will make dead said area so the work can be carried out safely at no cost to yourself.

I have known normal tree contractors to use line clearance teams to get the trees out of the proximity zone to make safe then they finish the job.This way they get the full price of the job as the line clearance time justbills the DNO.

 

But here are a few safety distances for you.

upto 1000Kv 1m vicinty zone

upto & including 11Kv 2m vicintity zone

 

err i thought

 

LV 1m

11kv 2m

33 2.5

66 3m

vacinities

 

and of cource then we have cat etc to recall and all that is changing have we looked hear

 

NPTC | Latest News | Utility Arboriculture Review Consultation

 

happy readiing on top of the new CS units two

 

 

but strangly i disagre with what you chapsare saying, at the moment what is required is anything closer that 15 m or twice hight to power cabels needs special advice.

 

now you can argue that a little knowleg is a dangerouse thing but where do you stop teaching insualted ABC covere d pilc polymerics??????

 

most people can spot the juce some get confused with bigger bt but would it not be better to drive home the do not touch message??

 

thoughts

 

kev

[Andy Collins]

Jeez, did I just read DOWSING for electrical services:scared1: Is it me or is this not the 21st century, surely we are at a little more advanced state than this by now??? Why not just stick a metal spike in the ground and see if it sparks a bit:scared1: at least you'll have a positive ID on the service, be it leccy, or a gas main. I really do worry about the level of safety awareness out there.

[ArbjobsNick]

IF you need any more evidence to stop you playing around power lines watch this. If you are easily shocked don't watch this it's not nice.. Shock tactics? maybe

 

Human electrocution looks like this....

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjjo6QVfxXk]YouTube - Indian Man Electrocuted to Death on Top of Train.[/ame]

[waz77]

Just out of interest what distance has the DNO set for the live zone for the elec companies you guys work for?

[Andy Collins]

Arbocop works for BTS Group, who do the line clearance and the training for EdF, so his post sums up the proximities.

PS the proximities are for fully trained UA staff, not general tree pruning gangs.

Edited June 21, 2009 by Andy Collins

[penfold]

IF you need any more evidence to stop you playing around power lines watch this. If you are easily shocked don't watch this it's not nice.. Shock tactics? maybe

 

Human electrocution looks like this....

 

YouTube - Indian Man Electrocuted to Death on Top of Train.

 

holy ***** . not a good way to go.

[cerneARB]

Jeez, did I just read DOWSING for electrical services:scared1: Is it me or is this not the 21st century, surely we are at a little more advanced state than this by now??? Why not just stick a metal spike in the ground and see if it sparks a bit:scared1: at least you'll have a positive ID on the service, be it leccy, or a gas main. I really do worry about the level of safety awareness out there.

 

get it right Andy..i wrote dowsing for pipes water/sewage ecte not electrical cables.Oil companies use dowsers to find oil mate...and make big bucks..yes we are in the 21st century but that dont mean its bull!used in conjuction with uitlty maps its a good tool to use...just because sceince cant explain it dont mean its rubbish.

[Andy Collins]

We did a job 2 weeks ago for a landscape gardner and he used water dowsing rods to find underground cables...i know you all might scoff at it as weird or new age bull...but it worked for him and i have done it in the past too.

 

Sorry to correct you cerne, but you did say cables. I only commented on this as its relevance to the thread:001_tongue:

If my life is dependent on some jiggery-pokery hocus-pocus, I think I'd stay well away

Edited June 21, 2009 by Andy Collins

[Leyburn Lad]

err i thought

 

LV 1m

11kv 2m

33 2.5

66 3m

vacinities

 

and of cource then we have cat etc to recall and all that is changing have we looked hear

 

NPTC | Latest News | Utility Arboriculture Review Consultation

 

happy readiing on top of the new CS units two

 

 

but strangly i disagre with what you chapsare saying, at the moment what is required is anything closer that 15 m or twice hight to power cabels needs special advice.

 

now you can argue that a little knowleg is a dangerouse thing but where do you stop teaching insualted ABC covere d pilc polymerics??????

 

most people can spot the juce some get confused with bigger bt but would it not be better to drive home the do not touch message??

 

thoughts

 

kev

 

afag 404

[combined tree services]

it the tree that you are cutting is over hanging rail track equipment or properties then contact rail track as they will prosicute anyone found working on trees that interfere with ther track or equipment , as for powerlines every worker in the arb industry should be trained to identify basic equipment