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Working Near Overhead Power Lines (No Go Zones) Risk Assessment

This risk assessment covers planning and carrying out work near overhead power lines and no go zones.

Activities covered include

  • Identify overhead power lines, visibility issues and work locations before work starts.
  • Select plant, vehicles, tools and attachments with overhead clearances in mind.
  • Manage response actions for electrical contact, fire, energised plant and delayed rescue or isolation.

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Working Near Overhead Power Lines (No Go Zones) Risk Assessment
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Product Overview

This risk assessment covers planning and carrying out work near overhead power lines and no go zones. It supports planning and risk management by addressing line identification, boundaries, communication, plant movement, changing conditions and emergency response.

Activities & Risks Covered

This assessment addresses activities and risks including:

  • Identify overhead power lines, visibility issues and work locations before work starts.
  • Seek and communicate relevant advice, approval or conditions before entering a no go zone.
  • Set up and maintain clear work boundaries and exclusion zones.
  • Brief workers, operators, spotters, new starters and visitors on distances, communication and emergency actions.
  • Select plant, vehicles, tools and attachments with overhead clearances in mind.
  • Operate plant and handle loads while managing reach, swing, line of sight and encroachment risks.
  • Use ladders, long tools, materials and elevated work platforms while maintaining overhead clearance.
  • Review wind, rain, glare, ground conditions and scope changes that may affect safe distances.
  • Manage response actions for electrical contact, fire, energised plant and delayed rescue or isolation.

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out work near overhead power lines.

Activities & Hazards Covered

Activity Potential Hazards
Planning and site assessment
  • Overhead power lines not identified before work starts
  • Incorrect assumptions about line voltage, ownership or safe approach distance
  • Work area selected where plant, tools, materials or workers could enter the no go zone
  • Hidden hazards from sag, sway, poor visibility, trees or uneven ground
Consultation and authorisation
  • Work proceeding without required network operator advice or approval
  • Workers entering a no go zone without authorisation
  • Conditions imposed by the line owner not communicated to the crew
Work area setup and exclusion zones
  • Workers, visitors or subcontractors entering unsafe areas
  • Plant, loads, hand tools or long materials breaching exclusion distances
  • Poorly defined work boundaries causing drift into the no go zone
Worker competency, briefing and communication
  • Untrained workers misjudging distances to live lines
  • Miscommunication between operators, spotters and ground workers
  • New starters or visitors unaware of exclusion zones and emergency actions
Plant, vehicle and equipment selection
  • Plant capable of reaching into the no go zone
  • Failed or missing limiting devices
  • Use of conductive tools, ladders or attachments near live lines
  • Vehicle movement under or beside lines reducing clearance
Operating plant and handling loads near lines
  • Booms, elevated components, loads, slings or tail ropes encroaching into exclusion zones
  • Load swing, rebound or uncontrolled movement toward live lines
  • Operator distraction or poor line of sight
  • Contact energising plant, load or nearby structures
Use of ladders, long tools, materials and elevated work platforms
  • Long or conductive items contacting or approaching live lines
  • EWP baskets, scaffold components or carried materials entering exclusion zones
  • Workers at height focusing on the task rather than overhead clearance
Environmental conditions and changing site conditions
  • Wind causing conductor sway or load movement
  • Rain, poor light or glare reducing visibility and control
  • Soft, sloping or unstable ground causing plant movement
  • Scope changes bringing work closer to lines than originally planned
Emergency response and incident management
  • Electric shock, arc flash, burns or fatality following contact or near contact
  • Fire involving plant or surrounding materials
  • Workers approaching energised plant during an incident
  • Delayed isolation and rescue response

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Legislation & References

The template records model guidance used to inform the documented controls. Applicable WHS/OHS laws and adopted Codes vary by state or territory, so confirm the current local requirements when tailoring the assessment:

  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing the risk of falls at workplaces — 3.2 Identifying the hazards; p. 16.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing electrical risks in the workplace — 5. Isolation, locking off and access; p. 34.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: First aid in the workplace — 3. First aid equipment, facilities and training; p. 12.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing the work environment and facilities — 2. The work environment; p. 13.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of plant in the workplace — Plant used to lift or suspend persons or things; p. 17.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks — 3. Step 2 — How to assess risks; p. 15.
Standard Risk Assessment Features (Click to Expand)
  • Activity-specific hazard identification and control measures
  • Initial and residual risk ratings
  • Assigned responsible persons for each activity
  • Risk matrix and assessment classification
  • Review, monitoring and sign-off fields
  • Site-specific customisation before use

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