{"id":880,"date":"2024-01-29T08:28:58","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T08:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hazardco.com\/au\/?p=880"},"modified":"2024-07-09T03:22:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T03:22:48","slug":"working-near-power-lines-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hazardco.com\/au\/blog\/working-near-power-lines-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Working near power lines: What you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Any work undertaken near live overhead electric lines carries the risk of electric shock. Touching a live overhead line with any part of the body, tools or any other equipment can cause serious injury and even fatality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Make sure that you and your team are aware of the following steps that can be taken to manage the risk of an electric shock.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Forward planning is essential. Before work starts, the person in control should:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Identify <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">all overhead electric lines in the area where work will be carried out and identify any potential hazards<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Assess <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the risk of harm<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Eliminate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the risk of electric shock by disconnecting the electricity supply to the overhead lines<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Minimise<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> if you are not able to disconnect the electrical supply then implement other controls such as insulation.<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You must prepare a SWMS before work starts and make sure it includes all the potential hazards and expected controls. Collaborate with your workers in developing the SWMS, ensuring they understand how the task is to be performed.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Eliminating the risk of electric shock<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Disconnecting the electric supply<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The safest option to eliminate the risk of electric shock is to temporarily disconnect a property\u2019s electricity supply from the electricity distribution lines so that the overhead line to the property is no longer live.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Keep people informed so they can plan ahead<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Find out who needs to know that the electricity supply will be temporarily disconnected. Such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The property owner<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">People working on-site<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Other businesses working at the site \u2013 in this case, businesses must use the 3 C\u2019s \u2013 consult, cooperate and coordinate activities to manage the shared health and safety risks. You can read more about this in our blog <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hazardco.com\/au\/blog\/overlapping-duties-working-with-other-businesses\/\"><b><i>\u2018Overlapping Duties: Working with other businesses\u2019\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anyone who could be affected by the disconnection of the electricity supply should be told:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How long the power will be off<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Who will be affected and when<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What will be done to ensure that the power is off for as short a time as possible?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Safe Approach Distances (SADs)<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If work needs to take place near an overhead electric line then the worker\u2019s body, their tools, and their equipment must be kept a safe distance away from the overhead line, or else the electrical supply must be disconnected by the approved electrical supplier. This is known as the safe approach distance, or SAD.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More information on Safe Approach Distances can be found on your state Regulator\u2019s website or contacting the energy supplier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Keeping you and your team safe at work is a priority, so make sure you are aware of the requirements of working near power lines. The HazardCo App Site Review resource has a list of electrical controls that should be in place to mitigate the risk of electrical hazards. If in doubt, you can give our team of Health and Safety Advisors a call on <strong>1800 954 702<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Any work undertaken near live overhead electric lines carries the risk of electric shock. Touching a live overhead line with any part of the body, tools or any other equipment can cause serious injury and even fatality. 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