DocumentCode
42436
Title
Look Up and Live: Developing an Effective Overhead Power-Line Safety Program
Author
Tompkins, Pam
Author_Institution
Solutions, LLC, Lexington, SC, USA
Volume
50
Issue
6
fYear
2014
fDate
Nov.-Dec. 2014
Firstpage
4323
Lastpage
4328
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0093-9994
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TIA.2014.2312537
Filename
6775294
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