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    Rural workers face electrical hazards when setting up irrigation systems near power lines. Moving metal irrigation pipes vertically to clear them can bring the pipes into contact with overhead power lines, risking serious injury or death from electrocution. Workers should place markers under power lines and have someone watch their movements to avoid lifting pipes too close to overhead hazards. Proper safety precautions like checking locations of power lines and keeping pipes horizontal when moving them can prevent injuries.

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    Rural workers face electrical hazards when setting up irrigation systems near power lines. Moving metal irrigation pipes vertically to clear them can bring the pipes into contact with overhead power lines, risking serious injury or death from electrocution. Workers should place markers under power lines and have someone watch their movements to avoid lifting pipes too close to overhead hazards. Proper safety precautions like checking locations of power lines and keeping pipes horizontal when moving them can prevent injuries.

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    Rural workers face electrical hazards when setting up irrigation systems near power lines. Moving metal irrigation pipes vertically to clear them can bring the pipes into contact with overhead power lines, risking serious injury or death from electrocution. Workers should place markers under power lines and have someone watch their movements to avoid lifting pipes too close to overhead hazards. Proper safety precautions like checking locations of power lines and keeping pipes horizontal when moving them can prevent injuries.

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    Rural workers face electrical hazards when setting up irrigation systems near power lines. Moving metal irrigation pipes vertically to clear them can bring the pipes into contact with overhead power lines, risking serious injury or death from electrocution. Workers should place markers under power lines and have someone watch their movements to avoid lifting pipes too close to overhead hazards. Proper safety precautions like checking locations of power lines and keeping pipes horizontal when moving them can prevent injuries.

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    ELECTRICAL

    SAFETY ALERT
    Issued 11/01 by Electrical Safety Office

    Irrigation Hazards
    Many electrical risks can exist in carrying out day-to-day tasks in rural workplaces. Anyone who handles metal irrigation pipes while setting up a crop-watering system can face further hazards. A number of Queensland rural workers have suffered serious injury and have been killed by tipping metal pipes on end to clear them without first checking where the nearest powerline was. When you move metal pipes under powerlines, dont lift them at right angles to the ground. Irrigation pipes are made in 7 to 12 metre lengths, which will easily cover the distance between ground and overhead powerlines. When you are working near overhead powerlines, place a few ground markers immediately under them. Have someone watching your movements so you dont move anything too close to the hazard overhead. Train workers to remember: see a marker look up and live.

    Electrical Safety Office, Department of Industrial Relations, 55 Little Edward Street PO Box 995, SPRING HILL Q 4004
    Ph: (07) 3237 0221Fax: (07) 3237 0229 (www.eso.qld.gov.au)

    Electrical Safety Alert Irrigation Hazards.

    Issued November 2001

    No of pages 1

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