• DocumentCode
    2064427
  • Title

    “Look Up and Live” Developing an effective overhead power line safety program

  • Author

    Tompkins, Pam

  • Author_Institution
    SET Solutions, LLC, Lexington, SC, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    11-15 March 2013
  • Firstpage
    19
  • Lastpage
    24
  • 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; power overhead lines; reviews; accidental contact prevention; effective overhead power line safety program; hazards; mitigation strategies; review; Conductors; Cranes; Electric potential; Hazards; Personnel; Rubber; Approach distances; Insulated conductors; Job hazard analysis; Qualified Person; Step and touch potentials; de-energizing; guarding;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electrical Safety Workshop (ESW), 2013 IEEE IAS
  • Conference_Location
    Dallas, TX
  • ISSN
    2326-3288
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-3040-4
  • Electronic_ISBN
    2326-3288
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ESW.2013.6508999
  • Filename
    6508999