24.3
Sécurité des levés
Les levés à proximité des autoroutes, des terrains accidentés ou des lignes électriques comportent des risques importants. Travailler le long des auto…
Consider surveying near a highway with numerous high-speed vehicles, in rough terrain, or near power lines, which pose potential risks to surveyors.
Working along highways is extremely dangerous, necessitating the use of warning signs and flaggers.
Using offsets whenever possible is the safest approach to avoid working on roads.
When using offsets is not possible, the survey should be conducted following all recommended safety guidelines.
Surveyors should wear bright clothing, such as orange reflective vests, to ensure visibility to motorists and coworkers.
Hard hats and safety shoes are mandatory in construction zones, and boots and leggings are essential in snake-prone areas.
Since stings from wasps, bees, and yellow jackets are common, first-aid kits must contain antidotes for allergic reactions.
Surveyors in tick-infested areas should use insect repellent, wear long-sleeved shirts, tuck pants into boots, and wear light-colored clothing for easy detection of ticks.
Exercise caution when cutting bushes, ensuring the safety of others, and watching for snakes.
Surveyors should always wear gloves when working in briar patches.
Lastly, surveyors should avoid using steel tape near electric lines.
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Q1: Why is working along highways particularly dangerous for surveyors?
Highway work exposes surveyors to high-speed vehicles, creating significant collision and injury risks. Warning signs and flaggers are essential to alert motorists. Using offsets whenever possible is the safest approach to avoid working directly on roads. When highway work is unavoidable, all recommended safety guidelines must be followed strictly.
Q2: What clothing and protective gear should surveyors wear for visibility and safety?
Surveyors must wear bright orange reflective vests to ensure visibility to motorists, coworkers, and hunters. Hard hats and safety shoes are mandatory in construction zones. In snake-prone areas, boots and leggings provide essential protection. Light-colored clothing helps detect ticks more easily in tick-infested regions.
Q3: How should surveyors protect themselves from insect stings and tick bites?
First-aid kits must contain antidotes for allergic reactions to wasps, bees, and yellow jackets. In tick-infested areas, surveyors should use insect repellent, wear long-sleeved shirts, tuck pants into boots, and wear light-colored clothing for easy tick detection. Regular peer checks for ticks ensure early removal and safety.
Q4: What precautions should surveyors take when working in areas with vegetation and wildlife?
Surveyors must wear gloves when working in briar patches or poison ivy to prevent skin irritation. Exercise caution when cutting bushes, watching carefully for snakes. Avoid sudden movements and stay alert to wildlife in the surrounding area to ensure personal and team safety.
Q5: Why should surveyors avoid using steel tape near electric lines?
Steel tape conducts electricity and poses serious electrocution hazards near power lines. Using steel tape in proximity to electrical infrastructure can result in fatal injuries. Surveyors must maintain safe distance from power lines and use alternative methods or electronic distance measuring instruments when working in such areas.
Q6: What are the main environmental hazards surveyors face in rough terrain?
Rough terrain presents multiple hazards including uneven ground, wildlife, insects, and vegetation. Surveyors may encounter snakes, ticks, wasps, and briars depending on location. Proper protective equipment, insect repellent, and awareness of surroundings are critical to mitigating these environmental risks during fieldwork.
Q7: Why is eye protection important when using surveying instruments?
Surveyors must never look at the sun through a telescope without special filters, as direct solar observation causes serious, permanent eye injury. Proper optical filters protect vision during instrument use. Eye safety is critical to preventing irreversible damage that could end a surveying career.