Crane Power Line Safety

Last Updated: October 6, 2026

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Crane Power Line Safety

1 Lesson

Interactive course

For crane operators, signal persons, spotters and crew: identifying the work zone, the 20-foot and Table A clearance options, encroachment prevention measures, work below or close to power lines, what to do if contact happens and traveling near lines with no load.

This certificate records completion of awareness training based on OSHA 29 CFR 1926.1407, 1926.1408, 1926.1409, 1926.1410 and 1926.1411. It is not an OSHA card or license, and it is not crane operator certification or qualification. It does not make anyone a qualified person, qualified rigger or registered professional engineer, and it does not by itself meet the training requirements of 29 CFR 1926.1408(g). Your employer must still train each operator and crew member assigned to work with the equipment on all of the topics listed in 1926.1408(g)(1), and must train employees working as dedicated spotters to enable them to effectively perform their task, including training on the applicable requirements of 1926.1408. That training must be administered in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.1430(g).

What you will learn

Identify the work zone and decide whether the equipment could get within 20 feet of a line
Choose among the three options: deenergize and ground, 20-foot clearance or Table A clearance
Apply the encroachment prevention measures
Recognize when work below or closer than Table A is prohibited
Respond correctly if the equipment contacts a power line
Travel safely near power lines with no load

Course outline

Assess the hazard: The work zone and the 20-foot question; The three options and Table A
Prevent encroachment: Required steps under Option 2 or 3; Pick at least one more measure
Below and inside Table A: Operations below power lines; Working closer than Table A
If contact happens: What every operator and crew member is trained on
Traveling with no load: Traveling under or near power lines
On the job