Before you lift your box – or raise any piece of construction equipment … in Canada
-Check for overhead power lines, inquire as to the voltage rating of the power line, and follow the mandated safe limits of approach in the Occupational Health and Safety Act & Regulations.
-Continue watching for overhead power lines until your box has lowered to your frame when driving a dump truck.
-Contact with a overhead power line can cause damage to parts of your vehicle. Tires can act as an insulator until they blow. If tires do not blow drivers should check them for damage once they are clear from the site, and before they drive off.
-If you contact and down a power line stay in your vehicle unless there is an immediate fire danger. Others should be instructed to stay back at least 35 feet since electricity can travel through the ground around the impacted vehicle.
-Check for overhead power lines, inquire as to the voltage rating of the power line, and follow the mandated safe limits of approach in the Occupational Health and Safety Act & Regulations.
-Continue watching for overhead power lines until your box has lowered to your frame when driving a dump truck.
-Contact with a overhead power line can cause damage to parts of your vehicle. Tires can act as an insulator until they blow. If tires do not blow drivers should check them for damage once they are clear from the site, and before they drive off.
-If you contact and down a power line stay in your vehicle unless there is an immediate fire danger. Others should be instructed to stay back at least 35 feet since electricity can travel through the ground around the impacted vehicle.
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Mark Deverson
President
Precision Endgate Safety Inc.
Phone: 1-877-942-4225
Fax: 1-866-278-8735
Email: mark@precisionendgate.com
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