One of the following conditions must exist in work areas where equipment or machines are operated near electrical distribution and transmission lines:
Line Voltage | Required minimum clearancebetween lines and any part ofequipment or machine | |
(a) | 50 kV or below | ten feet |
(b) | over 50 kV | ten feet plus 0.4 inch for each 1 kV over 50 kV, or twice the length of the line insulator, but never less than ten feet |
For equipment or machinery in transit with no load and any boom or extended equipment lowered: | ||
(c) | 50 kV or below | four feet |
(d) | 50-345 kV | ten feet |
(e) | 345-750 kV | sixteen feet |
Wash. Admin. Code § 296-54-529
Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040 and[49.17].050 . 99-17-117, amended and recodified as § 296-54-529, filed 8/18/99, effective 12/1/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.240, chapters 43.22 and 42.30 RCW. 80-11-057 (Order 80-15), § 296-54-527, filed 8/20/80. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040, 49.17.150 and 49.17.240. 79-10-081 (Order 79-14), § 296-54-527, filed 9/21/79.