sec.11Meaning of unsafe distance for persons, operating plant and vehicles for overhead electric lines

sec.11 Meaning of unsafe distance for persons, operating plant and vehicles for overhead electric lines

This section applies in relation to the following— a person; operating plant; a vehicle. A person or thing mentioned in subsection (1) comes within an unsafe distance of an overhead electric line if the person or thing is within the exclusion zone for the person or thing for the line. For applying this section— a person includes any article of clothing worn by the person, and any conductive object the person is handling; and operating plant includes anything the operating plant is handling, other than— a person; or a handheld object a person is handling; and a vehicle includes anything the vehicle is carrying or otherwise handling. Despite subsection (3) , the person or thing does not include an object that— alone, or with 1 or more other objects, is an extension from the person or thing; and is insulated; and has been tested and found to be safe for use on and near the electric line. In this section— conductive object means a tool or other object readily able to conduct electricity. (sec.11-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to the following— a person; operating plant; a vehicle. (sec.11-ssec.2) A person or thing mentioned in subsection (1) comes within an unsafe distance of an overhead electric line if the person or thing is within the exclusion zone for the person or thing for the line. (sec.11-ssec.3) For applying this section— a person includes any article of clothing worn by the person, and any conductive object the person is handling; and operating plant includes anything the operating plant is handling, other than— a person; or a handheld object a person is handling; and a vehicle includes anything the vehicle is carrying or otherwise handling. (sec.11-ssec.4) Despite subsection (3) , the person or thing does not include an object that— alone, or with 1 or more other objects, is an extension from the person or thing; and is insulated; and has been tested and found to be safe for use on and near the electric line. (sec.11-ssec.5) In this section— conductive object means a tool or other object readily able to conduct electricity.

• (a) a person;
• (b) operating plant;
• (c) a vehicle.
• (a) a person includes any article of clothing worn by the person, and any conductive object the person is handling; and
• (b) operating plant includes anything the operating plant is handling, other than— (i) a person; or (ii) a handheld object a person is handling; and
• (i) a person; or
• (ii) a handheld object a person is handling; and
• (c) a vehicle includes anything the vehicle is carrying or otherwise handling.
• (i) a person; or
• (ii) a handheld object a person is handling; and