23/04/2026
⚠️LOOK UP - LOOK OUT⚠️
⚠️STAY ALERT - STAY ALIVE⚠️
Now that we have your attention, let’s make sure you’re safe and prepared for the week ahead by taking the necessary steps👇🏻
1) Arrive and assess before you unload.
🛑Stop. Scan the full work area.
Look up for overhead hazards first.
2) Identify the hazard, don’t guess!
If there are overhead lines, treat them as live.
☎️Call the DNO on 105 (UK only). Confirm the voltage and ask whether temporary or permanent sheathing is possible.
3) Set your safe working distance (UK / HSE GS6)✅
Work out your minimum clearance using:
Total pole length + ⅓ of pole length + HSE GS6 minimum clearances
Minimum clearances*:
- 230V / 400V = 1m
- 11kV / 33kV = 3m
- 132kV = 6m
*UK guidance only.
4) If you can’t achieve the distance STOP.
Do not proceed. Reposition, reschedule, or walk away.
No job is worth your life ⚰️
5) Wear the right PPE when required
Electrically rated rubber gloves and dielectric boots.
PPE is a last line of defence, it does not make unsafe distances safe.
6) Insulated tools* DO NOT make it safe
Insulation is not permission to work near power lines.
It’s a final backup NOT a green light.
7) Follow this process.
Every job. Every time. Make it your habit.
No tool, no deadline, no customer pressure overrides these steps.
🫵🏻 REMEMBER: Walking away and saying no is the safest decision YOU can make.
*This is not a marketing post. This is an awareness post aimed towards all exterior cleaners undertaking window cleaning, gutter clearing, roof cleaning and any other exterior cleaning works.
