Electrical Safety – Workplace

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Injuries, deaths and property damage caused by electrical hazards on the job can be avoided. It begins with safety awareness and planning. Set up the work to ensure the safety of all involved.

Look Up, Look Down and Live!

• Keep your distance from power lines. Each year, construction and farm workers are injured or killed because they accidentally make contact with the high voltage lines that pass overhead. Prevent this by preplanning your job. Visit the area where you plan to use large equipment. Look around for overhead wires and electric poles to plan your job around them. Remember, high voltage power lines are not insulated. Always keep at least 10 feet away from lines with any equipment or personnel.

• Grant PUD provides bilingual “Look Up and Live!” stickers for equipment. Contact us at (509) 754-0500 for your supply. 

• Power lines also run under the ground. Washington state law requires anyone digging deeper than 12 inches to call the Utility Notification Center two business days before they dig.

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