Your Home Page for Linemen Nighttime Safety
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When it comes to keeping power linemen safe during nighttime field work, no one lights up your world like
K&H Industries.
With over 60 years of experience designing and manufacturing temporary lighting and electrical systems,
our Star Beam
and Night Ray remote-controlled,
vehicle-mounted lighting systems set the standard for line crews across the country and around the world.
In addition to our extensive line of extremely durable products, K&H
also actively advocates for safe linemen working practices, especially the use of objective, documented standards
for nighttime lighting requirements.
We invite you to educate yourself and your company's management about this important issue using the resources below.
Free Educational White Paper
"The True Cost of Nighttime Line Repair." This six-page PDF document outlines the safety and
economic considerations in selecting nighttime lighting systems and includes practical guidelines for product selection.
Registered users, click here to download this PDF. Not registered? Please click here to register and download this PDF.
Related Websites
OSHA Electric T&D Specifications.
Note the single sentence [(1910.269(w)(4)] devoted to nighttime illumination guidelines.
OSHA Nighttime Roadwork Illumination Guidelines.
Compare the roadwork industry's 83-page report devoted to nighttime illumination.
California Standards for Electronic News Gathering Vehicles.
See what the state of California is doing to ensure the safety of Electronic News Gathering vehicle personnel when working in the vicinity of overhead electrical transmission wires.
Feedback
We welcome your feedback to this issue of critical importance to linemen, utility-service contracting firms and utility suppliers. If you have ideas for additional ways to make this issue known in your company and/or state and local government, please contact John Herc at 716-549-0135 or e-mail him.
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