{"id":44782,"date":"2022-06-07T10:26:24","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T14:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.westmount.org\/?p=44782"},"modified":"2022-06-08T09:31:10","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T13:31:10","slug":"will-you-be-doing-work-near-power-lines-take-precautions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.westmount.org\/en\/will-you-be-doing-work-near-power-lines-take-precautions\/","title":{"rendered":"Will you be doing work near power lines? Take the right precautions."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are planning roof work, tree pruning or any other height work, take time in advance to check for the presence of electrical distribution lines nearby.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the type of work or activity, it&#8217;s essential to maintain a distance of at least three metres from any outdoor electrical distribution lines <strong>at all times<\/strong>. When work is required at a distance of less than three metres, temporary power line protectors should be installed to protect workers.<\/p>\n<p>Before you begin any height work, visit Hydro Westmount&#8217;s page on <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.westmount.org\/en\/resident-zone\/hydro-westmount\/installation-of-power-line-protectors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"broken_link\">power line protectors<\/a>. You will find:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>general safety advice<\/li>\n<li>how to determine whether power line protectors are necessary, and<\/li>\n<li>how and when to request the protectors from Hydro Westmount.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Allow for a 2- to 4-week period prior to the start of the work to make a request.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are planning roof work, tree pruning or any other height work, take time in advance to check for<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":44780,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6299],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Will you be doing work near power lines? 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