Title :
Look Up and Live: Developing an Effective Overhead Power-Line Safety Program
Author_Institution :
Solutions, LLC, Lexington, SC, USA
Abstract :
This paper will review hazards associated with work performed near overhead power lines and review various mitigation strategies used to prevent accidental contact.
Keywords :
accident prevention; hazards; power overhead lines; accidental contact prevention; job hazard analysis; overhead power-line safety program; Conductors; Cranes; Electric potential; Hazards; Personnel; Rubber; Approach distances; deenergizing; guarding; insulated conductors; job hazard analysis; qualified person; step and touch potentials;
Journal_Title :
Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIA.2014.2312537
