Originally Posted by
australiantroubleman
Our company is renegotiating the "lone work agreement", this is a mutually agreed statement on what equipment / situations that can be attended alone or require assistance.
Some examples, we can only climb alone to 600mm from any live bare secondary , require 1kv gloves to be worn for all live secondary work even on the ground.
We can switch and earth/ground all overhead equipment alone from ground level via sticks or handles up to and including transmission stations.
We cannot switch underground equipment alone including elbows or dedicated switchgear.
We cannot rack circuit breakers into or out of busbars or ground/earth or try back after fault alone .
We do not work nightshift 10pm till 600am alone (but can work back on overtime alone if required).
We have the right to request assistance for any work without argument from despatchers / control room operators if we dont feel safe or happy with the situation.
These are just a few examples .
I would like to get a general idea of what is regarded as normal practice for lone work in other companies .