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High Voltage Detection Reference
Materials
Safety Interventions to Control
Hazards Related to Power Line Contacts by Mobile Cranes And Other Boomed
Equipment, The Hazard Information Foundation, Inc., David V.
MacCollem P.E., CSP: Hazard Research and Development; Rowena I. Davis:
Editorial Analyst; Melvin L. Myers: Technical Review This report is the
most important analysis of Crane Accidents and Proximity Warning
Devices. I was personally referred to this report by David MacCollem. (1,605
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Construction Design Safety in the
Marketplace, The Hazard Information Foundation, Inc., David V.
McCollem P.E. funded by "The Center For Construction Research and
Training" . A fascinating look at how industry intentionally disregards
engineering safety into their products and subsequently places the blame
for accidents on the customer. (4.992 MB)
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Development of an overhead
power line contact alarm for mobile equipment.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh
Research Laboratory, PO Box 18070, PA 15236-0070, USA. G.T. Homce, J.C.
Cawley, H.K. Sacks and M.R. Yenchek.
(275 KB)
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Actual Crane Fire. An
actual crane fire is shown on the OSHA website caused by a line contact. (243
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Another Crane Fire.
Movie sent to me by a good friend - really spectacular fire caused by a
line contact.
(5.30 MB)
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Line Contact Device
developed by NIOSH - 1998 Report.
NIOSH developed a line contact device in 1998 that measured currents
through the heavy equipment.
(133KB)
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Line Contact Device developed by
NIOSH - 2005 Report.
(1.18 MB) Download
American Equipment Manufacturers
(AEM) newsletter.
Newsletter (page 2) describes AEM participation in the NIOSH testing of
proximity warning devices. (108 KB) Download
Power Line Hazards Awareness.
Construction Safety Council 2002 Report. (1.09 MB) Download
Construction Safety Council
report of power line hazards. Slide show
with statistics showing an average of 70 power line contacts per month
in Illinois.
(623 KB)
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OSHA report of Occupational
electrical injuries in the United States.
Years 1992-1998 and recommendations for safety research.
(805 KB)
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Interesting article
regarding industries reluctance to accept safety devices.
(798 KB)
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