Employer: comply with instructions and signals 25.6(1) When an employer receives instructions under clause 25.5(1)(b), the
employer must
(a) ensure that those instructions are complied with when the work
is done or the equipment or machinery is used; and
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(b) without limiting clause (a), assign a signal person to give pre-
arranged signals to the operator of equipment or machinery
that is used in the vicinity of the overhead electrical line.
25.6(2) A signal person responsible for giving signals to the operator of
equipment or machinery under this section must
(a) have an unobstructed view ofthe operator;
(b) signal the operator when the equipment or machinery being
operated may come into contact with the electrical line; and
(c) make all reasonable efforts to
(i) notify persons who are not required to be engaged in
the work that they are prohibited from entering the
worksite, and
(ii) prevent persons, other than the operator, from touching
the equipment or machinery until it is safe to do so.
25.6(3) When it is not possible for the signal person and the operator of
the equipment or machinery to have an unobstructed view of each
other, an employer must ensure that
(a) the signal person and the operator of the equipment
or machinery are provided with a suitable means of
communication; or
(b) a person
(i) is posted in a location where he or she can see both the
signal person and the equipment or machinery, and
(ii) relays all signals between the signal person and the
operator.
Emergency precautions 25.7 If equipment or machinery comes into contact with an energized
overhead electrical line, an employer must
(a) ensure that a worker on the equipment or machinery
(i) remains on it, or
(ii) if required to leave it, jumps clear of it, so that no part of
the worker’s body touches the equipment or machinery
and the ground at the same time; and
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(b) take immediate precautions to prevent any other worker from
coming close to, or in contact with, the electrical line or the
equipment or machinery that is in contact with it.
