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| Power Line Safety for Tree Workers |
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| Look Up and Look Out |
| Check for overhead power lines, poles, and guy wires before starting every job, and point
them out to crew members at your daily safety briefings. Injuries or death may result from
contact with any power line, even the lines that run from utility poles to buildings. |
| Follow the 10-Foot Rule |
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Never trim or remove trees within 10
feet of overhead power lines. Only
qualified line-clearance tree-trimming
contractors may work closer than 10 feet
from power lines. These workers participate in rigorous training exercises and perform enhanced inspections on a regular basis. |
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If you are not line-clearance qualified, you
must keep yourself, all tools,
equipment and vehicles at least 10 feet
away from overhead power lines
carrying up to 50,000 volts. Greater
voltages require greater distances. Before
work begins,
call Southern California
Edison (SCE) at 1-800-611-1911 to verify
voltages and determine required
safety clearances. |
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| In Case of Power Line Contact |
| If a tree or limb should contact an overhead power line or cause an overhead power
line to fall, assume the power line is energized and take the following steps: |
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Do NOT touch or move the line or any part of the tree. Keep the public far away. |
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Contact SCE at 1-800-611-1911 and wait for them to arrive before resuming work. |
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If the line should fall onto a truck or other equipment, don’t panic. Warn everyone,
including other workers, to stay far away from the vehicle as well as the power line. Always remember to stay at least 30 feet away from a fallen distribution line and at least 100 feet away from a fallen transmission line.
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Anyone inside or on the vehicle should stay where they are until instructed otherwise
by SCE or emergency officials. |
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| Would You Like to Know More? |
| For more electrical safety tips, case studies, instructional videos, and training tools can all be found, at no charge
to you, at sce.com/staysafe. |
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| In an Electrical Emergency, Call 911 |
For questions about working near power
lines or to report an electrical safety hazard,
call SCE at 1-800-611-1911. |
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