Electrical Safety Observing
If you are required to work near overhead power lines the exclusion zones are as per the tables below. In order to work closer to the lines we can offer trained Safety Observers who are Authorised Persons. Having an Authorised Person as a safety observer allows your operating plant to work closer to the lines (as per the second table) in a safe manner. We can supply Safety Observers for the following:
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Working close to overhead power lines (HV & LV)
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Excavating close to underground power (HV & LV)
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Transformer access
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Working within power authority exclusion zones as per below tables
It can be extremely difficult for operating plant operators to see overhead lines and to judge distances from them. Contact with overhead lines can pose a risk of grounding live conductors and electrocution.
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In many cases the liklihood of damage or injury can be reduced by setting up and operating the machinery well clear of overhead electric lines.
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In situations where operating plant is operated by an Authorised Person or Instructed Person without a Safety Observer or another safe system, the exclusion zone required for an Untrained Person applies.
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For an Authorised or Instructed Person and their Operating Plant to approach overhead electric lines closer than the exclusion zone distances for an Untrained Person, a Safety Observer or another safe system shall be used.
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Having an Infralec Authorised Person on site means your plant operator becomes an Instructed Person as they work under the guidelines and observation of our Authorised Person.
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