Having the Right Training for your employees and staff is the key to reducing accidents, but did you know that there are also vital pieces of equipment that your staff can use to reduce occurrences from happening also. HIGH-VOLTAGE/POWER LINE WARNING SYSTEMS can Save Lives. They are used to prevent equipment from Contacting Overhead Power Lines. By using this WARNING SYSTEM, it is going to help to reduce occurrences from happening and, in turn, reduce your Insurance Premiums from increasing due to potential personal injury to your employees, damage to third parties property or injury to them as a result of the accident. TAKE THE STEPS NOW TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT IN THE FUTURE! NOW THAT YOU KNOW! For more information
Another Worker Killed By High Voltage Powerline Contact
Saddened, Upset, Dismay, Confusion – this is something I can comprehend, but why should the family of this person have to whenever they think of how this could have happened when there are systems in place to prevent this? Worker Dies In Contact With Powerline Everytime I hear this news I often think, “what if I had been able to contact this company BEFORE this accident happened?” But I also know, many companies do not believe that their employees are in any real danger during the day to day operations, and yet when this happens I shake my head and say it could have been prevented, but the cost of the device was just too high for their purchasing department.
Power Line Strikes ~ Is it possible to avoid on the job site?
As much as this seems fairly straight forward, it’s not always possible. On many lease, construction and commercial sites involving large equipment, many times we see the identifying line to show “danger, overhead power lines” marked well in advance (usually when equipment crosses underneath it’s at a minimum of 3m away), for clearance purposes. When I train with companies, I always ask, what is the travel height of the vehicle you are driving (doesn’t have to be the crane truck), and most drivers have no idea. Why not take the time to put it on the dash? Sadly, in this photo to the left, the operator did not survive, and yes I get that people say “He/She should have never