Acts and Regulations

91-191 - General

Section 289
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Unqualified person and working distances from energized electrical utility line or utility line equipment
289(1)An employer shall ensure that an employee who is not a qualified person does not carry out any work, and no such employee shall carry out any work, that is liable to bring any person or object closer to an energized electrical utility line or utility line equipment than the distances specified in the following table:
 
 
Phase to Phase Voltage of
Energized Electrical
Utility Line or
Utility Line Equipment
Distance
Up to 750 v
900 mm
       750 v - 100,000 v
3.6 m
100,001 v - 250,000 v
5.2 m
250,001 v - 345,000 v
6.1 m
289(2)Where an employee who is not a qualified person is about to commence work that is liable to bring any person or object closer to an energized electrical utility line or utility line equipment than a distance specified in subsection (1), an employer shall contact the authority owning or operating the energized electrical utility line or utility line equipment and shall ensure that the utility line or utility line equipment
(a) is de-energized, or
(b) is adequately insulated or guarded
before permitting the employee to commence the work.
Unqualified person and working distances from energized electrical utility line or utility line equipment
289(1)An employer shall ensure that an employee who is not a qualified person does not carry out any work, and no such employee shall carry out any work, that is liable to bring any person or object closer to an energized electrical utility line or utility line equipment than the distances specified in the following table:
  
 
Phase to Phase Voltage of
Energized Electrical
Utility Line or
Utility Line Equipment
Distance
Up to 750 v
900 mm
       750 v - 100,000 v
3.6 m
100,001 v - 250,000 v
5.2 m
250,001 v - 345,000 v
6.1 m
289(2)Where an employee who is not a qualified person is about to commence work that is liable to bring any person or object closer to an energized electrical utility line or utility line equipment than a distance specified in subsection (1), an employer shall contact the authority owning or operating the energized electrical utility line or utility line equipment and shall ensure that the utility line or utility line equipment
(a) is de-energized, or
(b) is adequately insulated or guarded
before permitting the employee to commence the work.