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all workers which includes the nearest point of the equipment they are operating, must stay 20 feet away from any power line if they do not know the voltage of the line; however, there are some power lines with very high voltages (over 250,000 volts) that more than 20 feet is required, but these high voltages lines are rare and usually semi obvious. If you know the voltage of the line, you may use the voltage chart found on Google or the OSHA website that give you the distance you must maintain, still based on the voltage of the line. Workers, equipment, or material that must enter a less than 10 feet radius of a power line must be de-energized

before working in that area, you should contact a specialist from the power company to advise you on your options. Failure to de-energize

a line when working less than 10 feet is very risky since electricity has been know to jump off power lines onto equipment, people, or any object that offers the least resistance to the ground.

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C. 10 feet

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