Overhead Power Line Safety Training for Contractors & Site Teams
Practical HSE GS6 aligned training for contractors, site supervisors, plant operators, groundworkers and maintenance teams working near overhead power lines.
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Practical GS6 Training for Real Worksites
Working near overhead electrical power lines is one of the highest-risk activities on construction, agricultural, highways and maintenance sites.
This overhead power line safety training course gives delegates the knowledge and practical skills to identify hazards, assess safe clearances, set up exclusion zones, use GS6 goalposts and plan safer systems of work.
What the Course Covers
This keyword-rich GS6 overhead power line safety course supports legal compliance, risk reduction and practical site safety for teams working near overhead electrical infrastructure.
Safe Systems of Work
Learn how to plan work near overhead power lines, assess risks, brief teams, manage site access and apply GS6 guidance before work begins.
Measuring Safe Clearances
Practical training using distance measurement techniques to understand safe clearances, working radiuses, plant height and overhead line danger zones.
Goalposts & Exclusion Zones
Understand how to set out GS6 goalposts, barriers, warning signage, crossing points and controlled routes for plant, vehicles and site traffic.
Key Learning Outcomes
Identify Hazards
Recognise overhead line risks, electrical flashover, contact hazards and high-risk site activities.
Plan Safe Work
Use risk assessments, method statements, route planning and safe systems of work.
Control Access
Set up GS6 goalposts, barriers, signage, exclusion zones and safe crossing points.
Respond Correctly
Understand emergency procedures following accidental contact with overhead power lines.
Who Should Attend?
This course is ideal for anyone planning, supervising or carrying out work near overhead electrical lines.
Book GS6 Overhead Power Line Safety Training
SJB Smart Electricals delivers practical GS6 overhead power line safety training for contractors, site teams, estates, utilities, agriculture and construction projects.
Email steve@sjbsmartelectricals.com Call 07555 857752