Overhead Lines

There are some spe­cial pre­cau­tions you should take when work­ing or play­ing out­doors where elec­tric­i­ty is present.

Over­head pow­er lines, for exam­ple, always should be con­sid­ered ener­gized and unin­su­lat­ed… which means you should exer­cise spe­cial care to avoid touch­ing them… ever! This includes keep­ing lad­ders, anten­nas and poles away from pow­er lines. Please remem­ber…

• Always call a pro­fes­sion­al to trim trees near pow­er lines.
• Don’t let boat anten­nas, sail masts or fish­ing poles come in con­tact with over­head pow­er lines.
• Nev­er allow pool clean­ing equip­ment to touch pow­er lines near the pool area.
• If you have a swim­ming pool, make sure that over­head wiring does not pass over the pool and is safe­ly away from the pool area.
• When boat­ing, launch your boat before rais­ing the sail. Always look up for pow­er lines around boat land­ings and lake cross­ings.
• Be care­ful with lad­ders, rakes and oth­er items around pow­er lines.
• If a pow­er line falls dur­ing severe weath­er, stay away from it! Report the downed line to York Elec­tric imme­di­ate­ly!
• If your pow­er lines are under­ground, do not begin dig­ging in the area with­out call­ing Pal­met­to Util­i­ty Ser­vice at 888–721-7877 – or just call 811. The ser­vice will be able to tell you where under­ground lines are locat­ed so you can dig safe­ly.
• Don’t use nails or heavy sta­ples to attach signs or notices to pow­er poles — they can be a night­mare for linework­ers. Nails and sta­ples can inter­fere with spe­cial climb­ing hooks used by linework­ers to climb poles and can also increase the risk of elec­tro­cu­tion.