Response To Powerlines/Energized Electrical Equipment

Question 1

What is “step potential?”

Answer 1

When your feet are in an area where there is voltage difference, causing yourself to complete the circuit and be the source to ground.

Question 2

What is an indication of the danger of “step potential?”

Answer 2

Tingling sensation in the feet

Question 3

Is step potential more severe when the ground is wet or dry?

Answer 3

Wet

Question 4

How is electrical equipment classified?

Answer 4

Energized

De-energized (cannot be 100% guaranteed)

Dead (confirmed by utility company)

Question 5

What is the difference between direct and indirect path to ground in regards to electricity?

Answer 5

Direct - contact is made between something energized to a portion of your body directly

Indirect - contact is made between something energized and something you are holding (ex, tools)

Question 6

Where should the apparatus be placed when responding to power lines down?

Answer 6

Away from downed power lines and poles, and out from under involved overhead lines that could fail and fall on to equipment and personnel