FACTS
- Contact Electrocution: Direct contact with energized overhead or underground lines can cause instant cardiac arrest, severe burns, or death.
- Arc Flash Exposure: Electricity can arc through air without physical contact, producing extreme heat and pressure waves that ignite clothing and cause blindness.
- Induced Voltage: De-energized lines near live conductors can still carry dangerous induced voltage, exposing workers who assume the line is safe.
- Equipment Encroachment: Cranes, dump trucks, ladders, and elevated platforms can enter minimum approach distances and energize the equipment frame.
- Ground-Fault Risk: Downed or damaged lines can energize soil or puddles, creating step- and touch-potential hazards around […]
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