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NCCCO NEWS
MARCH 2014
ACT
implementation of encroachment/
electrocution prevention measures
to prevent the crane from
breaching minimum
clearance distance, and
protection against
electrocution.
Knowledge of electric
power line hazards and
the latest power line safety
rules in 29 CFR 1926.1407-
1411 are all required for CCO
certification.
Further details on this rule and power
line safety education will be available at
this year’s Lift Safety Zone. The role that
the signalperson and/or spotter can play
in preventing power line contact will also
be demonstrated.
Lift Safety Zone focuses
on power line safety
Power line
safety activities
in the Lift
Safety Zone
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Crane approach distance demos
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Free power line safety cards
■
“So You Think You Know Power Line
Safety?” Quiz with CCO Prize Package
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Aerial Work Platform demos
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Power line safety video previews
(OSHA and SC&RA)
Also, on Wednesday, March 5, at
1:00pm in Room N119, safety expert
Paul Satti will present a seminar, Safety
of Equipment Around Power Lines.
Onsite
registration
for certification
exams at
ConExpo 2014
Even if you didn’t plan ahead, it’s not too
late to sign up to take all CCO written
and most practical exams at CONEXPO.
Just visit either NCCCO’s information
Booth 20000 in the North Hall Lobby or
at the Lift Safety Zone in the Gold Lot
to register. Same day scoring means
retests are also available if needed.
Already certified? Why not recertify at
CONEXPO?
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tudies indicate that
electrocution from
contact with
power lines account for
a large percentage, if
not the majority,
of crane-related
fatalities. That’s why
the C-DAC committee
tackled this issue in their
rewrite of the OSHA crane
rule over 10 years ago. And it’s
also the reason that the National
Commission for the Certification of
Crane Operators (NCCCO) has taken
power line safety as a major theme of its
Lift Safety Zone at CONEXPO.
Power line hazards were addressed
in the old Subpart N rule by specifying
the minimum distance that must be
maintained between an energized power
line and a crane. The new rule, enshrined
in 1926.1407-1411, sets a minimum
clearance distance option of 20 ft. for
operating around lines up to 350kV.
Alternatively, if the line’s voltage can be
verified, specific distances are spelled out
(Table A of 1926.1408).
Once the work zone has been identified
and assessed to determine how close the
crane could get to them, the employer
has the option of opting for a work area
of 360 degrees around the crane or for
a more limited, demarcated area. If the
assessment shows that the crane could get
closer than 20 ft. for lines rated up to 350
kV (50 feet for lines rated over 350 kV)
then additional action is needed.
This might include: de-energizing
and grounding the power lines,
Practical
Examiner
Workshops
Ever considered becoming an accredited
Practical Examiner for NCCCO? Stay
after the show and attend one or
more workshops being held on site
at CONEXPO. Programs offered are:
Mobile Crane Practical Examiner,
Signalperson Practical Examiner, Rigger
Level I Practical Examiner, and Rigger
Level II Practical Examiner. Already
accredited? Take your Refresher
before you leave town. Stop by the Lift
Safety Zone in the Gold Lot or Booth
20000 in the North Hall Lobby for more
information.
GOLD LOT Booth Number 1817
