If you must leave the machine after contact with power lines, how should you move?

• A. Jump clear and shuffle up to 8 meters away
• B. Crawl away on hands and knees
• C. Step away slowly with feet together
• D. Run away in a straight line

Answer: (A)

When power lines are in contact with the machine, your priority is to exit safely without creating a path for electricity to flow through your body. Jump clear of the machine and then shuffle away with small steps, keeping your feet close together. This minimizes the potential difference across your body as you move and reduces the chance of current passing through you, while you get far enough away—about eight meters—to be out of the hazard zone. Crawling, moving slowly with feet apart, or running can increase the risk of forming a path to ground or losing balance, so they aren’t as safe as the recommended method.