Overhead Power Line Hazards Electrical Safety for Landscapers and Arborists

You don’t have to touch a power line to be killed by one.  Each year, arborists, landscapers, and grounds workers in Ontario are seriously injured — or worse — after coming into contact with overhead power lines. In this WSPS and IHSA collaboration, we share essential safety steps for anyone working near electrical hazards or overgrown vegetation.  You’ll learn how to, identify hidden power lines during hazard assessments, maintain your “limits of approach” under Ontario’s OHSA, use safe equipment and proper clearance distances, recognize how trees and plants can conduct electricity, protect yourself, your team, and your equipment from deadly contact.