I?ve asked this question before and I?m going to somewhat repeat myself with a twist. I?ve inquired about the work clearance from overhead insulated power lines. Most of the feedback was to use the NECS rules. So for 13Kv lines the clearance for over head power lines is 10ft. Now the twist, I think technically the term I should be using is overhead bundled cables? So with your permission I hope to solicit input from this learned group on the clearance needed to work near overhead bundled cables.
Many may ask why not err on the side of caution and use the 10ft rule? In our plant, a large chemical plant we are constantly repairing and installing new piping inside the 10ft boundary. Our current SOP is to install additional blankets, kind of in line with what you would do with an un-insulated overhead POWER line. Here is the rub, we are putting our electrical folks in harm?s way when we install the blankets. On the other side the folks doing the work near the overhead bundled have a warm fuzzy feeling when we install the additional blankets. Note we require our folks to suit up when installing the blankets.
Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated.
Many may ask why not err on the side of caution and use the 10ft rule? In our plant, a large chemical plant we are constantly repairing and installing new piping inside the 10ft boundary. Our current SOP is to install additional blankets, kind of in line with what you would do with an un-insulated overhead POWER line. Here is the rub, we are putting our electrical folks in harm?s way when we install the blankets. On the other side the folks doing the work near the overhead bundled have a warm fuzzy feeling when we install the additional blankets. Note we require our folks to suit up when installing the blankets.
Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated.
