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Question 418

What should be done before climbing a tower that supports electrically powered devices?

  1. Notify the electric company that a person will be working on the tower
  2. Make sure all circuits that supply power to the tower are locked out and taggedCorrect answer
  3. Unground the base of the tower
  4. All these choices are correct

Explanation

Any circuit feeding equipment on the tower is a source of energy that could be re-energised while work is in progress, so those circuits are de-energised, locked in the off position and tagged before the climb. Ungrounding the tower base would remove protection rather than add it.

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