Nige
Senior Member
Acksherley yes.Does the picture make those power lines look closer than they are?
The lines on the left side are on the opposite side of a road that runs just outside the berm that you can make out in the photo between the front of the truck body that's on the ground, and the shovel. So they are about 10m away from any lifting operations provided said operations do not cross the berm.
The line on the right is a bit closer, but fortunately it terminates at the pole you can see and does not run the whole length of the area. The closest we get while lifting to the nearest line strung from that pole is about 5.5m. We have a "close proximity" lifting permit in force for the duration of the job and we make sure any lifts that get close to that power line are done under senior supervision. So far so good.