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WSB Live Truck and the power lines
- Thread starter daryll
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Two newly unemployed.
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upstate29651 said:
I was thinking the same
upstate29651 said:
I think unemployement is the least of their worries. They almost died. They were pretty lucky to walk away only with minor injuries.
The competition talked about the incident.
http://www.11alive.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=137751&catid=3
http://www.cbsatlanta.com/news/21653742/detail.html
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/news/WSB_News_Van_Hits_Power_Line,_No_Injuries_111809
Last year, WXIA hit power lines with their mast, but the only damage was a blacked out neighborhood. Yesterday's incident was pretty bad. The news industry needs to slow down a bit when it comes to rushing their live trucks from one scene to the next.
It's industry standard procedure to have an interlock circuit that will prevent the truck from being moved while the mast is up. I am sure that the truck outfitters supplied this standard interlock circuit in order to limit their liability.
I suspect that someone "jumpered" out the interlock to make setup of the signal path quicker. Look for the memos from management requiring that all of the interlock circuits be checked. That usually happens after an incident like this happens, but after a year or so everyone goes back to defeating the safety circuit.
It is fortunate that the truck did not explode.
I suspect that someone "jumpered" out the interlock to make setup of the signal path quicker. Look for the memos from management requiring that all of the interlock circuits be checked. That usually happens after an incident like this happens, but after a year or so everyone goes back to defeating the safety circuit.
It is fortunate that the truck did not explode.
T.G. said:
The truck did explode. It left a six foot crater in the asphalt and a broken water main. They hit a 115,000 volt, 15kW transmission line.
http://liveapartmentfire.com/2009/11/20/aftershock/
Looks like the alarm was intentionally disabled. OSHA is now investigating, and WSB-TV could face fines.
Looks like the alarm was intentionally disabled. OSHA is now investigating, and WSB-TV could face fines.
Shocking! ;D (Okay, come on, someone had to say it!)
I find it interesting, that the most recent issue of TV Technology (11/4/09) has a story about this issue (ENG/SNG Trucks being too close to power lines.) (Page 35)
They actually show a "government surveillance/transmission vehicle" parked extremely close to some power lines. From the photo, it's way to close for my comfort.
I find it interesting, that the most recent issue of TV Technology (11/4/09) has a story about this issue (ENG/SNG Trucks being too close to power lines.) (Page 35)
They actually show a "government surveillance/transmission vehicle" parked extremely close to some power lines. From the photo, it's way to close for my comfort.
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