k. Antenna close wire contact/Ungrounded:
Every year people are killed in the process of installing or removing TV antennas. This frequently happens when the antenna, usually made of aluminum and therefore a great conductor of electricity, is dropped or bumped against incoming overhead power wires. NOTE: Just because there is insulation on a wire does not mean electricity will not flow through an object touching that wire.
Keep antennas at least a distance equal to their height away from incoming power wires. Another residential electrocution situation occurs when aluminum ladders (Fig. k1, Item B) contact overhead wires. Mounting an antenna on the same side of the house as the electric entrance cable (Fig. k1, Item A) increases the chances that such an electrocution may occur.
 Fig. k1
There is supposed to be a ground wire from an antenna to a rod driven into the ground.
What to: How to:
Observe your antenna in relation to the incoming wires. If it is close to power wires and they are poorly insulated, make sure you vociferously warn any workmen. Make sure that the antenna is securely mounted and will have no chance of blowing against the wires in a heavy wind.
Warn anyone working near an antenna which has close contact to electric wires. Have an electrician install a ground to any antenna found ungrounded.
Reference: E5, EX42 |
