Electrical Safety: Crane Truck Contact | WorkSafeBC

This video shows what could happen when a crane truck contacts a high-voltage power line.
This educational video can be used in health and safety training for working around overhead power lines and operating a crane truck.
Working under power lines is one of the most common risks faced by crane operators in British Columbia. This video shows why staying put is sometimes the best strategy if you strike a power line. It also shows the steps to take if you need to escape from an energized area.
Visit www.worksafebc.com/electricity for more information on working safely around power lines.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:47 Crane touches overhead power line
0:57 What to do if you’re caught in an energized area
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[@researchandbuild1751]

This kind of stuff is what should be shown before movies in theatres instead of ads

[@rogernguy]

facts

[@jesuschines2434]

Or should be shown on KZbin instead of shit ads

[@miguelmadrigal1847]

Forreal

[@santannavalter]

It should be in schools too. From the elementary to the college.

[@Charlotte-yk1zd]

Yep, just not in movies for people -10. If I was shown this when I was ten I wouldn’t have even been able to think about the movie and would just be feeling sick about if this happened

[@TheAshleyspann]

If the voltage is "bleeding" into the ground, there is a diminishing effect over distance. For example, at 10 feet away from the crane, its at 10,000 volts. At 15 feet away, its at 9,000 volts. At 20 feet away it's at 8,000 volts, etc. until it finally reaches zero. (Keep in mind it may be non-linear; this is just an example) If he takes too big of a step, on foot could be at say, 9,817 volts and the other foot is at 8,945 volts. The two feet now feel a difference, or voltage potential of 872 volts. So the worker may accidentally provide another dissipation path, up one leg and down the other, just because his body spanned too large of an area while making a big step. I hope this helps,

[@Milosz_Ostrow]

Ashley Spann The decay of the electric field with distance is exponential; it never reaches zero, but at 30 meters (roughly 100 ft) as suggested in this video, it should be low enough to no longer be lethal. The staged example in this video is also a bit hokey, since the truck has rubber pneumatic tires. Even if the truck is contacting the overhead line and is at the line potential, if there isn't an electric arc from the wheel rims to earth, there probably is little danger in simply walking away from the danger zone. If there were a visible/audible arc or corona, however, I'd shuffle as recommended.

[@fourfortyroadrunner]

+Ashley Spann ....Ashley, I hope you are hot because you need more brains. You cannot make statements like this because you have no idea what the ground conductivity is, which can vary widely in very short distances. That is, you could go from relatively low conductive rock, say, to a layer of soil or ground water soaked sand, etc. NEVER convince yourself, if you are unlucky to be in this situation, that you are "safe" and THINK about every move you make.

[@thelasttimeitried]

+Milosz Ostrow As you say, better shuffle as recommended. The video showed the crane drop pneumatic stabilizers on the ground, so the rubber tires are not the only contact with the ground. You never know what might be happening. Water leaking from a radiator, dragging chains, etc. might provide conductive pathways.

[@krashd]

fourfortyroadrunner, can you point out the bits where Ashley told anyone they'd be safe? She pretty much hit the nail on the head about dissipation of the energised zone and voltage drop and you just parroted her by trying to correct her. That's an odd mating ritual.

[@rafdavfl]

Fourfortyroadrunner, THAT's what she said.

[@krashd]

That shuffle at 1:40 of feet together and never moving farther than toe-to-heel is also the recommended best practice after a fart turns out not to have been a fart.

[@CannedHam6]

hahaha

[@davescopes249]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

[@davescopes249]

He's doing a forward moonwalk. Lol

[@nickelmickel4170]

Never trust a fart.

[@jeanpa9977]

This was funny on many different ways xD ty

[@EsotericDesi]

Man, I NEVER NEVER knew this... Thanks for this safety tip... we never know when we might have misfortune of being in such situation... considering these wires touching and sparking/blowing up is not that uncommon in any country...

[@BoutThatAction]

Bruh they teach this when u take the class to get certified wtf

[@CyberMacGyver]

Wow. We got taught to avoid these situations, but not how to get out of one... 👌 This vid might save a life one day

[@miles5600]

We don’t have any power lines in my country so I’m good

[@robtheslob5264]

This kind occurrence is more common than one would think and affects more than just construction workers. I was once eating my breakfast at a drive-thru, looked across the street and there was a fire truck, of all things, with its ladder extended into some power lines, just outside the fire station. I forget what exactly was burning, but there were sparks and a fire. Several other trucks arrived on the scene from the other stations in town, sirens blaring. Turns out it was a training exercise gone awry.

[@anthonyward2683]

This is how all training videos need to be shown This video was incredible

[@arconeagain]

Yeah, electrifying.

[@jokuihmehyyppa]

We were taught the shuffle at school when I was learning to become an electrician. Now that I'm becoming a trucker it's interesting that none of this is brought up even though electricians here aren't the ones getting fried, it's plumbers, truckers and the likes who acvidentally make contact with the wires while doing their job.

[@ghostofmars83]

What is there to dislike about this video? Very informative...

[@HRWWW]

ghostofmars83 people were probably hoping it was real and not a demonstration.

[@Treddian]

It was obvious that the guy was maneuvering the crane into the power lines on purpose. He was going the wrong way. It seems kind of insulting to crane operators who have run into trouble before, as if they must have been that stupid.

[@phalcon23]

there are bots on youtube that people pay to get hits, and likes for their videos. These bots seek out random content, and give random likes and dislikes to make them look more human that computer controlled. Thats why a lot of videos get dislikes.

[@NiceMuslimLady]

@@Treddian The point of it was that this could happen by accident. The FIRST problem I saw in the video was the foreman hurrying things along without taking the time to give the crane operator a safety briefing. During the safety briefing he would point out the presence of the electical lines and what to do if the crane contacted them. Note: something unrelated to the crane could happen causing the power line to come down on the truck, such as a vehicle hitting a pole nearby.

[@dmitriystrygin4760]

Couple of things, i guess. 1. Crane is no longer in contact with the wire 2. Crane supports stand on wooden platforms, wheels are made of rubber. As we know wood is a dielectric as well as rubber. 3. Guy's legs are far enough from eachother for him to get hit by electricity. Majorly, video explains how the guy could be hit, but still for inattentive spectator, or for a person having no basic education, like scool.

[@l337pwnage]

This video has a lot of potential...

[@shashikantsolanki5853]

This is shooting brother

[@AvZNaV]

This is helpful for everyone. Who knows if a power line will down right next to you...

[@jeffsmith9351]

My condolences to anyone living in a place that still uses powerlines like that.

[@1garrobito]

safety techs explain everything about working around power lines but never never tell me about this procedure. good safety tips

[@johnbemetz1771]

That slow shuffling step is used all the time by Pacific Power line crew workers. The theory is that muscle memory will save your life if an energized conductor ever contacts the ground where you are currently doing your " shuffle work ". It has been proven that the expense of new shoes needed more often will be more than offset by the daily overtime pay you will receive to complete your daily work.

[@jairoavina2367]

I was in a 18 wheeler today getting pulled into an alley with low power lines I said no and decided to take the load back. Now I’m here looking for tips on what to do with these types of situations. Thanks for the video

[@juliogonzo2718]

Idiot phone company likes to hang phone lines at like 10' here over driveways. Ripped a few down :)

[@NoKapMan]

The amount of memes that could come from this video is incredible

[@marcosmota1094]

I f-cking love WorkSafeBC. They did another one like this one, but I forgot the setup already. You *have* to keep coming back for more. I really wish that they would expand analyses to workplace accidents abroad. There is a video circling around of a container tank explosion in Chinese factory. A worker was cleaning or treating a large tank through an 18"x18" cylindrical opening, and he was blasted to smithereens. My immediate thought: what would WorkSafeBC say about this?! Obviously, he sparked the gases and the opening acted as a bore. The poor man was obliterated completely, his shirt, shoes, and tiny body parts just rained down and onto the piping. China can afford to lose workers, but Canada needs to keep its investments in people from getting recycled. Great job as always, I really respect and appreciate your work.

[@MQasem69]

The best suggestion from KZbin, an add for something I never will use.

[@Engineer9736]

A lot of countries have 11kV lines on poles running through the suburbs. If a line ever comes down near you, this video is something to recall.

[@SupakitSaksaringkan]

Thank you. This is a new knowledge.

[@shashikantsolanki5853]

This is shooting brother

[@mdbr155]

great videos,im sure many workers will be safe because of your work.

[@EricH_1983]

On the brightside the phone in his pocket was fully charged..

[@Phonixrmf]

Yes and for the next 8 years

[@jsargent8952]

Amazing action scenes and special effects. What about that suspenseful plot twist right at the end? Didn't see that coming! Can't wait to go see the sequel.

[@lancelot1953]

Excellent videos, thank you for showing these for the benefit of the community, Ciao, L

[@user-gf2td7zw1v]

Everything you teaching us is after experience from lost many many lifes

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[@kingsleyhart]

Good video, the dangers of step potential should be known more widely!

[@fatahkh1853]

Hi from Damascus and good luck .جزاكم الله خيرا على هذه المعلومات

[@bobsinger3594]

I didn't know anything about it! Thanks a lot for sharing this vídeo. Greeting from São Paulo - ,Brazil.

[@johntrueblue]

Good info. I work with truck cranes every day (HIAB) and I allways look up and around me just so this situation doesn't happen, I don't even use them when a storm is about. On a lighter side ide be worried about the repair bill for the HIAB and truck, the boss would kill me if the electricity didnt...lol

[@sunilkhandagale9966]

👍Its helpful info about electrical current safety to save life everyone big thums up for this video

[@PatrickCoble]

Excellent camera work and editing!

[@Hank..]

"Don't move!! The electricity's vision is based on movement, it can't see you if you don't move!"

[@g_br]

Tyrannosaurus electrix

[@lucaslujan8138]

My house is next to a medium power line 1,000v-5,000v... thanks for this information.

[@Antagraber]

I don't know why YT recommended it to me, but I think is very interesting.

[@RajeshGangurde]

Great information i have found thank you very much for sharing this videos will remember it lifetime

[@seyedhosseynhosseyni7440]

Thank you, guys! Helpful!

[@NewYorkWerewolf]

Thank you for posting.. A wealth of knowledge

[@derbestrafer5020]

Exelente, gracias por compartir ésta tan preciada información, es algo que muy pocas personas saben.

[@buddyclem7328]

Great video! You even got the narrator from Modern Marvels!

[@marsoudu87]

1:40 that shuffle look like "THE WALKING DEAD" shuffle

[@llVIU]

that is one strange situation with very strange solutions, thanks for the tip

[@TheGenManager]

This video is out of context Recommendation of KZbin but... This is certainly an Educational....

[@elkilo3008]

This is pretty awesome i never knew this. Glad i came across this video

[@ovalwingnut]

⚡😲 Sounds like GREAT advice 👍😎

[@artisanautobody3931]

Learned something new today.

[@mariovarela4491]

Thank you!

[@robertgift]

The voltage difference can be greater the more distance between your feet or any part of you touching the ground.You keep your shoes touching, minimizing voltage potential, as you shuffle away from the electrical source. Hopping on one foot would be ideal. But if you fall, your body can become a nice conductor of ground currents.

[@krashd]

Yeah, in the UK as a forklift driver we get told to jump off on to a single spot and bunnyhop to safety if this happens. We're probably supposed to shuffle and it's our foreman who just has a thing for bunnies.

[@SinistaProductions]

Rob Fraser bunny hopping is even better as there is less distance between your feet rather than shuffling. Step potential works like Potential difference (voltage) in circuits

[@Engineer9736]

@@SinistaProductions The point of Not bunnyhopping is that if you accidentally fall that you’ll be spanning 1.5 meters of ground between your feet and hands = dead. Hence shuffling or not moving at all.

[@00bean00]

No I wouldn't hop if you wanted to shuffle on one foot and go ahead

[@Niqomi]

I have worked in three other provinces besides BC and they all showed us WorkSafeBC videos.

[@Pablohoma]

Good video, I wish it was used in my safety construction course...

[@Gurrumino65]

Interesante y educativo vídeo. Es un gran aporte a la humanidad.

[@DarkMinerxD]

This is better than a movie.

[@cynix1063]

Thank you so much for safety idea❤️❤️

[@waza8395]

thank you

[@Tinychad]

something useful on KZbin ???? and also may save my life!!!! KZbin you did it !!!! :)

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Thanks, thanks, and.........more thanks!!!!

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These videos are like part 2 of the boards of Canada announcements

[@amaljohnsmkd]

ok that was very informative.. thank you!! 😊😊

[@Bigblackee3]

Wow helpful vid. Thanks ✌️ i never knew that

[@francescochiarelli5298]

Davvero interessante. Grazie per il video informativo.

[@mariusserban3422]

Aici este vorba de aparitia tensiunii de pas la atingerea bratului macaralei. Fiind de profesie electrician autorizat, recomand sa nu intrati in panica, ci sa iesiti din zona respectiva cu pasi marunti ca in videoclip.

[@donaldday7192]

ground potential, and this video is very real

[@bdf2718]

Basically, do the penguin shuffle away, just as if you've shat yourself. Which you probably have.

[@WildMidE]

Thank you for this useful informations

[@recreationalstudios]

I just learned something new

[@KanhaiKathariyaTharu]

Thanks for information.

[@marinavaldivieso6836]

Gracias por tan valiosa información👍

[@alexfrom5061]

Поучительно, супер! Автор видео молодец.

[@Mj-em4qr]

Ground getting energised! That's interesting. Should have shown what would happen incase someone moves

[@beeweb655]

Holy crap!!! Good to know!!!!👍🏻

[@dess5500]

He could have done the moonwalk out of there

[@ShannonSmith4u2]

Fabulously done.

[@nabnab2447]

Thank you for information

[@frankdonovan2834]

Gracias por la información.

[@sunilpandit3816]

Very very Thanks🙏❤️

[@joaoavis3140]

Tensão de passo o grande perigo! A grande maioria não sabe oque fazer quando ocorre este tipo de acidente!

[@kennethsouthard6042]

"Oh, and by the way, your ass is fired."

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we need more advertisement like this. giving useful information, rather than just showing their product

[@jayfbee]

Wow.. Great video.

[@breadmenv]

That Forman’s first words after the arc out would not have been “are you ok” they would’ve been something more like “do you know how much that’s gonna cost me”

[@fernandoruizcastro8127]

Thank you for you comentary i help me

[@user-xi1xl3fw7r]

Коротко и грамотно. У нас только речи громкие, но... потом...

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Obrigado🙏🏻 eu não sabia 👍🏻🇧🇷

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[@bobbrawley4466]

Wow , I knew if you were an operator in the vehicle then don't move but I never figured a remote operator standing near the crane would still be in danger

[@darabradley5173]

bob brawley as they say in the video, the ground gets energised

[@roberthawthorne6515]

bob brawley it’s called “step potential “ also if you are in a car accident with a power pole and wires are down.. stay in your car, if you HAVE to get out of the car ie: Fire.... jump with both feet together and shuffle your feet..

[@syamieda]

Thanks for information...

[@1MRTS]

♫ Every day I'm shufflin' ♫

[@notakim9185]

This help me answering question number 2

[@pauldhennessey]

life saving tip right there

[@iloveSelenagz1]

no its not never shuffle your feet always hop shuffling has not been suggested for years.

[@stephenjacks8196]

We examined a tort case where a boring tool (truck with drill at back, controlled by wired remote control; note rubber tires) was digging without checking for utilities. The drill hit an industrial 10,000 volt line and the power went thru the remote and thru the operator to ground.

[@charlessmith263]

I would also say to this crane worker, this, to avoid this disaster... "Now, there is an energized power line here, overhead. You are in no danger of shock or electrocution as you lift the crane away from the power line--but you are in danger of both hazards if that crane swings and either hits the power line, or comes too close to it. The power line is 15,000 volts, so that means you need to keep the crane 20 feet away from the L side or R side or under the line. At least. Do a test run and try to swing it towards the power line and I will give you a "stop" hand signal to "stop" movement when the crane is too close to the line(s). We may have to move the whole crane assembly to a safer distance from the power lines if it is too near to even swing the crane. Being electrocuted is not worth rushing to do crane work when energized electricity is involved. You only have one life and when you have it taken away by electricity--it can never be revived again. OK?"

[@whowhatisthat88]

This guy would be fired at my job never operate a crane, boom or a conveyor truck under power lines...

[@dannyboy6044]

Wow! I didnt know that!

[@charlessmith263]

10 meters is roughly 33 feet, but 35 feet would be the best bet. But remember the exact voltage on the line during an electrical contact. If that contact were on a 400,000 volt line, the higher voltage means a larger energizing radius (much larger) and even more danger of touch potential/step potential electrocutions. In this case, to avoid shock or death, you would need to bunny hop or shuffle 3 times the 10 meter distance - so 30 meters, or about 100 feet. But better than 100 feet - 125 feet - would be better. Don't separate your feet until you pass that distance!

[@davisnormandcolquepainenao8033]

Excelente video

[@HobbyOrganist]

Wonder how they did this video! maybe that powerline was just a temp setup for the video and the power company cut the power right off

[@BMWReviews]

Every day I'm shufflin'

[@HenryEscoElectric]

Same guy rushing him won't be telling him not to move

[@upscspot_official]

So informative 🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍👍

[@skabbymuff111]

Never heard of this. Terrifying.

[@s0l0traveler40]

on that situation what happens is we work normally like every day we work or tried to run away