renosteinke
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BTW....does anyone have the EXACT text, or can they cite, the "10 ft rule" rfered to in the article?

try this on:
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1910.333(c)(3)(i)(A)

When an unqualified person is working in an elevated position near overhead lines, the location shall be such that the person and the longest conductive object he or she may contact cannot come closer to any unguarded, energized overhead line than the following distances:

1910.333(c)(3)(i)(A)(1)

For voltages to ground 50kV or below - 10 feet (305 cm);

1910.333(c)(3)(i)(A)(2)

For voltages to ground over 50kV - 10 feet (305 cm) plus 4 inches (10 cm) for every 10kV over 50kV.
Above from:
Selection and use of work practices - 1910.333 http://tinyurl.com/pla2e (Had to reduce OSHA's link)


Here are a few more links:
A Guide to Scaffold Use in the Construction Industry Small Business Safety Management Series

OSHA 3150
2002 (Revised) http://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3150/osha3150.html

Frequently Violated OSHA Standards Related to Overhead Power Lines in the Construction Industry
January 1, 1995 - February 8, 2000 (Sequential Order by Standard) http://www.osha.gov/Region7/overheadpowerlines/elecstds.html

OVERHEAD POWER LINES - DON'T GET ZAPPED!
EMPLOYER KIT
February 3, 2003 http://www.osha.gov/Region7/overheadpowerlines/index.html

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