When you're working outdoors, remember to look up and out for power lines.
SAFETY:
To help you stay safe while working near Duquesne Light Company (DLC) facilities, we can install temporary protective covering on our electrical facilities (called "cover-up") to help prevent accidental contact with an un-insulated line. Cover-up is not a substitute for other important safety precautions. Please refer to DLC's Outdoor Electrical Safety webpage for more information about working near energized electrical facilities. Even where cover-up is installed, you may still need to take additional precautions when working near DLC facilities to ensure compliance with OSHA and other requirements.
DLC will review cover-up requests on a case-by-case basis but may refuse to cover a line in some circumstances. For example, DLC will not cover a line if the cover-up would cause damage to Company facilities. Consideration must be given to the weight of the cover-up, weather and wind conditions, and the possibility of damage or wire wrapping with nearby Company facilities while the cover-up is installed.
When you need to work near uncovered DLC facilities, the facilities may need to be de-energized and grounded or be relocated at your expense.
Additionally, cover-up is not intended to provide mechanical protection, nor is it for permanent installation. DLC is not responsible for the condition of its cover-up after installation.
PROCESS:
- Call DLC’s New Business Department at 412-393-4343 to initiate the cover-up request and obtain a work order.
- A Design Technician will contact you to discuss project and installation needs.
- Download, complete and email the cover-up request form to your Design Technician.
- When the installation is approved, an invoice will be created. Payment must be made prior to installation.
- DLC will schedule and install the cover-up.
- Notify your Design Technician for removal of the cover-up at the completion of your project.
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Payment:
All customers, contractors or requestors for the installations of cover-up must make payment before installation. The following charges* will be applied:
- A minimum charge to cover the cost of the crew to travel to and from the job site to install and remove the cover-up.
- A usage charge based on the amount of cover-up
- A refundable deposit
*Additional charges may apply where the installation period exceeds three months, or where DLC must reposition or replace a damaged cover-up.
These charges cover the use of the cover-up material monthly for a maximum of three months. After three months, the cover-up will need re-inspected in 3-month intervals for the duration of its use. If additional time is needed, new charges will be calculated. Appropriate deposit charges will be refunded at the end of the project.
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