IMPROVEMENT OF LABOUR CONDITIONS IN THE OPERATION OF OVERHEAD COMMUNICATION LINES AND POWER LINES

Airborne communication lines (ACL) and overhead power lines (OPL) are the most cost-effective way of laying communication lines and power lines, being characterised by low costs, ease of installation and the possibility of providing access to hard-to-reach areas. These characteristics make overhead lines and overhead power lines an important part of the communications and energy infrastructure in today's world. Work on overhead power lines and overhead power transmission towers is carried out by many different professions: installer, universal communicator, electrician, electromechanic and so on (hereinafter referred to as a worker). Work on overhead power lines and overhead power transmission towers is associated with an increased risk of falls from height. This article discusses the issues of improving working conditions in the operation of overhead power lines and overhead power lines when working at height using an extension ladder, focuses on the development and implementation of a set of technical, technological and organisational measures to reduce the risk of falling from height. An integrated insurance system combined with evacuation and rescue mechanisms is presented, which has been implemented in the Volgograd branch of Rostelecom. It provides insurance during work, as well as fast and safe evacuation of victims from the support, reducing the time for organising rescue actions. The proposed solution favourably differs from the established algorithm of rescue actions, described for the cases of work on overhead power line poles, taking into account the smaller number of participants in the process, the absence of the need for physical strength to control the rope, the possibility of adjusting the rate of descent.