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• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Electrical Safety Act 2002
• 3. The Electrical Safety Regulation 2002
• 4. Risk management
• 5. Operating cranes and plant near overhead electric lines
  • 5.1 Scope
  • 5.2 Regulation requirement on exclusion zone for electric lines
  • 5.3 Exclusion zone
  • 5.4 Risk management process for a crane working near electric lines
  • 5.5 Working in the safety observer zone
• 6. Work near low voltage overhead electric lines
  • 6.1 Scope
  • 6.2 The no-touch and exclusion zones
  • 6.3 Hazard identification
  • 6.4 Risk assessment
  • 6.5 Examining the low voltage overhead line for visual defects
  • 6.6 Deciding on control measures
• 7. Clearing vegetation near overhead electric lines
• 8. Agricultural work near overhead electric lines
  • 8.1 Scope
  • 8.2 Regulation on exclusion zones
  • 8.3 Hazard identification
  • 8.4 Risk assessment
  • 8.5 Deciding on control measures
  • 8.6 Particular circumstances
• 9. Transportation of high loads near electric lines
  • 9.1 Scope
  • 9.2 Meaning of terms
  • 9.3 What is a high load?
  • 9.4 Legislative requirements
  • 9.5 Travel requirements
  • 9.6 Responsibilities
• 10. Repair of electrical equipment
• 11. Work near electrical hazards in buildings and near underground electrical cables
• Appendix A - Meaning of terms used in this code
• Appendix B - Exclusion zones in millimetres

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8.6 Particular circumstances

Despite the earlier provisions-where plant or equipment consists of a vehicle, possibly including an attached trailer-the plant or equipment may be driven under an overhead electric line while in transport mode only under the following circumstances:

• The plant or equipment has a fully-enclosed driver’s cabin;
• The driver remains completely within the cabin;
• A clearance between the plant or equipment not exceeding those in Table 8.1 or in Appendix B is maintained at all times;
• No other person is in or on the plant or equipment or in contact with the plant or equipment or at risk of encroaching within the exclusion zone of the live exposed parts of the plant or equipment.

Table 8.1 – Exclusion Zones for operation of vehicles (extract from Appendix B)

Last updated July 16, 2009

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