6/4/2020 11 Safety Tips To Follow While Transmission Tower Erection

11 Safety Tips To Follow While Transmission Tower Erection

TRANSMISSION LINES

mplgmg April 11, 2018

Transmission Tower Erection is one of very serious

construction activities of Transmission Power
system. In here we are discussing about the erection
of tower in high voltage transmission line. In our
previous articles we have discussed about the
distribution line towers. Today we are plan to discuss
on the safety measures which need to perform while
the erection of transmission towers.

As earlier said the construction and erection of

transmission tower are one of really important and
major construction activity in electrical energy industry. So it is really essential to have better
safety measure to perform such tasks. In here we have described some safety actions which we
can perform while erection of transmission towers.

1. The loading and unloading of the tower part should done very carefully and systematically. When
it’s perform by manually the respect person should wear suitable safety gloves.

2. In most case the tower part are supplied by bottom to top of the tower. So there should be some
special and clear signalling or communication between the persons who supply tower parts.

3. If any lifting equipment are used to lift such tower parts the lifting equipment must test according
the standard loads.

4. The derrick which use before the erection of transmission tower need to especially check for the
respect strength and size.

5. It is better to avoid all activities of tower erection in rainy days to avoid any hazards.

6. In heavy cloudy and lightning days it’s also better to avoid activities related to tower erection to
avoid lightning hazards which can potentially cause.

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7. The person who work under tower erection work should equiped with all safety tools such as, Safe
belts, safety shoes, Helmets etc.

8. It is really essential to use safety belt which fitted to tower when that person climbing into the
tower.

9.The tower members are need to connect with the correct size of the nuts and bolts of the
sections of tower.

10. When unexpected heavy wind or storm it is really essential to take the mitigatory measure for
sudden causes. Every person who work near such tower line should immediately walk away from
the tower line to eliminate the potential hazards.

11. A strong rope should use for guying and lifting items (Better to use polypropylene rope) . After 5
time check the condition of the rope which use . When the rope is not under good condition its
should be immediately reject.

Even this activity fall into the electrical power system all the necessary safety measures which
need to consider on any construction activity need to apply for this Transmission Tower Erection
too.

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