kentirwin
Senior Member
- Location
- Norfolk, VA
I'm ten weeks in to a new employment position in which I am the electrical safety guy for a fairly large manufacturer. This week the company is holding an anniversary event. As part of that some event tents have gone up. Yesterday morning for the first time I walked out to survey the scene and found one of the tents had been set up directly beneath transmission lines that run directly behind and in close proximity to the company's property. The tent poles are metal of course.
While overhead separation distances are sometimes hard to estimate from the ground, I estimated that the top of the peak tent pole is approximately 15' from the lowest line. I have yet to find out if a permit was issued for the 3 tents or even what the local ahj requires for permitting event tents/structures. Besides permitting, being erected in the utility right of way easement does anyone have any other thoughts to share? This is a first for me.
While overhead separation distances are sometimes hard to estimate from the ground, I estimated that the top of the peak tent pole is approximately 15' from the lowest line. I have yet to find out if a permit was issued for the 3 tents or even what the local ahj requires for permitting event tents/structures. Besides permitting, being erected in the utility right of way easement does anyone have any other thoughts to share? This is a first for me.