Line Down Single phase © 2018 Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives

OSHA Required Tailgate Discussion Topics Hazards Associate with the job Work Procedures Involved Special Precautions Energy Source Controls PPE Required The five topics required by OSHA to discuss in the tailgate. First letter from each topic = How Well Should Everyone Plan © 2018 Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives

Work Procedures Involved Hazards associated with the job Special Precautions Energy Source Controls Personal Protective Equipment Be sure to record your emergency location and post in a location everyone on the crew knows. Have your PPE and First Aid kit available Be sure your AED is accessible. A safe job begins with a thorough inspection of… Tools Be certain all of your tools are in good shape. Equipment Make sure your trucks are all in working order take time to preflight your equipment and insure there are no surprise. Line/Structure Look over the line and structure. Are there any potential hazards? (Broken insulators, damaged wire, clearances over roads or from trees?) Be aware of your work area, be sure to cover anything you can reach touch or fall into. And anything that can reach touch or fall into you! Discuss all PPE needed for the job and wear your PPE. Be sure to inspect your equipment prior to use. Identify all voltages you are exposed to. Be sure to have all of your Arc-Flash protective gear on. Identify a dedicated observer Working in traffic exposes you to hazards that are difficult to control. Give the vehicles plenty of time to see and avoid you! Follow the manual of traffic control for your area. Slips trips and falls are some of the most common injuries, look for hazards that could cause this. Be sure to inspect and wear your fall arrest harness. Here are the five topics again with signs and bubbles to jump start tailgate discussion!! Click on the icon to bring up a text box. Click on the icon again to make the text box go away Gets the crew involved. Gives the feeling of knowing it is ok to ask questions, give suggestions, see something, say something! The next slides will get directly into the task at hand. Visual, written and audio will all be used here! There are suggestions in the notes as to what to discuss. This will get the Team involved, creating communication channels to open! © 2018 Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives

Go to the source and confirm a visual open Go to the source and confirm a visual open. Do not rely on an open breaker handle as a visual open! © 2018 Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives

Consider all other sources of energy Consider all other sources of energy. Generators, Wind energy, Solar energy, etc.. © 2018 Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives

Install your companies Lock out/Tag out at the source/ sources © 2018 Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives

Set up on the next structure closes to the source and install personal protective grounds © 2018 Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives

Test to insure the line is not energized with an approved device. © 2018 Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives

Install the protective ground. © 2018 Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives

Install the protective ground. © 2018 Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives

Repeat this grounding process on the other side of the downed wire. © 2018 Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives

Brush then cut the conductor near the structure. © 2018 Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives

Inspect the downed conductor for any damage. If any is found replace it. © 2018 Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives

Inspect the downed conductor for any damage. If any is found replace it. © 2018 Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives

Keep track of any wire you have removed and replace it with the same amount. You will add a little length with each splice. © 2018 Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives

Brush, then splice the conductor. © 2018 Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives

Hang the handline near the top of the structure you will be pulling the line up to. © 2018 Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives

Hang your hoist on the wire to be put back up. © 2018 Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives

Splice the conductor. © 2018 Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives

Remove the hoist and grips. © 2018 Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives

Remove the handline. © 2018 Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives

Remove the load side ground. © 2018 Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives

Remove the line side ground. © 2018 Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives

Return to the source and remove your lock out/tag out. © 2018 Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives

Return to the line to normal service. © 2018 Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives