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Can anyone point me in the direction of some web reading that I can do on general bucket truck safety? The main tasks will be servicing small signs, parking lot lighting, and farm poles.
bucket truck safety
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Re: bucket truck safety
A Google search for "bucket truck safety" comes up with 9400 hits, some free some not.
This one had a lot of the basic rules with references to requirements.
General Safety Guidelines - Safe Use of Bucket Trucks, Aerial Lifts (Per OSHA Standard 1910.67, 1926.453)
A Google search for "bucket truck safety" comes up with 9400 hits, some free some not.
This one had a lot of the basic rules with references to requirements.
General Safety Guidelines - Safe Use of Bucket Trucks, Aerial Lifts (Per OSHA Standard 1910.67, 1926.453)
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I appreciete that advice, but it troubles me. I can't tell if that's a joke, or actual safety advice. If it's a safety concern, I'd sort of like to know why it is. At least one buket has such holes field drilled. Another has had holes field drilled for a bucket heater and an umbrella mount.Originally posted by realolman:
don't drill a hole in the bucket to let the rain water out
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In this area the smaller trucks that the cable and phone guys use do not appear to be insulated, the power company trucks are insulated.
By the way if you do get an insulated boom truck it needs to be tested regularly for insulation failure.
A tip off that you are looking at an insulated truck is a fiberglass boom or a fiberglass section in the middle of a steel boom.
However do not assume that a fiberglass boom is a sure sign of an insulated unit.
It is safety advice, if the bucket truck is an insulated type the bucket will usually have a liner that has a voltage rating. Once a hole is drilled in it the rating is lost.Originally posted by mdshunk:
I appreciate that advice, but it troubles me. I can't tell if that's a joke, or actual safety advice.Originally posted by realolman:
don't drill a hole in the bucket to let the rain water out
inane advice free of charge.
In this area the smaller trucks that the cable and phone guys use do not appear to be insulated, the power company trucks are insulated.
By the way if you do get an insulated boom truck it needs to be tested regularly for insulation failure.
A tip off that you are looking at an insulated truck is a fiberglass boom or a fiberglass section in the middle of a steel boom.
However do not assume that a fiberglass boom is a sure sign of an insulated unit.
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I believe Iwire hit the nail on the head as usual.
I kinda meant it as a bit of humor. It seems that it happens often, but you shouldn't drill holes in it for the reasons Iwire gave. They make a shower cap sort of thing to keep the rain out.
For the applications you mentioned, it probably wouldn't matter though. I'm sorry if I gave you a scare.
I believe Iwire hit the nail on the head as usual.
I kinda meant it as a bit of humor. It seems that it happens often, but you shouldn't drill holes in it for the reasons Iwire gave. They make a shower cap sort of thing to keep the rain out.
For the applications you mentioned, it probably wouldn't matter though. I'm sorry if I gave you a scare.
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I already know that mine are not insulated booms. They continue to command a high price on the secondary market. The uninsulated boom trucks are quite plentiful and reasonably priced. I don't do any high kv work (or even operate close to them) so I don't need an insulated boom. For lights and signs, the steel boom is fine I figure.
I thought you might tell me that the bottoms are falling out of buckets from stress cracks originating in field drilled holes, or something like that. I didn't consider the plastic bucket liner in the insulated boom trucks. I still have bucket covers on mine, even though they have drain holes. It's just nicer not to have to lean up against a wet bucket if it's been raining. The dielectric umbrella is nice too for the rain and the sun.
I already know that mine are not insulated booms. They continue to command a high price on the secondary market. The uninsulated boom trucks are quite plentiful and reasonably priced. I don't do any high kv work (or even operate close to them) so I don't need an insulated boom. For lights and signs, the steel boom is fine I figure.
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Muskiedog, did you happen to notice that several of the posts to which you recently responded are four to six months old? :shock: I suspect the original poster will have lost interest in the topic by now. :wink:
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