Remind Me To What?
Presented by The Iowa
Association of Electric
Cooperatives
Wear Protective Gloves When
Chemicals Require Their Use
• SECTION 2. STARTING THE JOB
E. Employees shall wear the apparel
and personal protective equipment
necessary to guard against the
recognized hazards identified in the
cooperative’s hazard assessment for
each job task.
Keep Basket and Boom Clean
• I. INSPECTION OF THE AERIAL
DEVICE
• 3.
Frequent Inspection and Test.
The following tests and inspections shall be
performed by the operator once daily, prior to
first use
• d. Fiberglass and other insulating
components for visible damage or
contamination.
• f. Electrical apparatus for malfunction, signs,
or excessive deterioration, dirt, and moisture
accumulation.
Keep Web Slings In Good
Condition
• SECTION 18. ROPE, CABLE, SLINGS, AND
CHAIN
• 4. Slings
• a. Slings and their fittings and fastenings, when in use, shall
be inspected daily for evidence of overloading, excessive
wear, or damage. Slings found to be defective shall be
removed from service immediately.
Hot Stick Inspection Dates
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SECTION 12. HOT LINE MAINTENANCE/
INSPECTION PROCEDURES WITH FOR
APPROVED HOT LINE TOOLS AND
HOTSTICKS
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E. LIVE-LINE TOOLS
2 Every two years a thorough inspection, the
results of which are to be documented, in writing,
shall be performed.
Using A Personal Ground For A
Energized Jumper
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SECTION 33. WORKING DIRECTLY ON ENERGIZED CIRCUITS
WITH RUBBER GLOVES AND RUBBER SLEEVES
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Cover-Up
f. Circuits SHALL be opened and closed using approved live line tool
methods.
All insulated mechanical jumpers must meet voltage classifications
and shall be tested every 12 months as dictated by the various
voltage classes 2 or 3
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G. COVERED (NONINSULATED) CONDUCTORS
The requirements of this section which pertain to the hazards of
exposed live parts also apply when work is performed in the proximity
of covered (non-insulated) wires.
Safe Removal of OCR Jumpers
• There can’t be a safety rule for every job procedure.
What is covered during your job briefing for removal of a
single phase oil circuit breaker for maintenance?
Is Pulling The Cut-out Open on a Conventional
Transformer Considered A Safe Way To
Deenergize The Secondary?
• SECTION 7. DEENERGIZING LINES AND EQUIPMENT
• All switches, disconnectors, jumpers, taps, and other means
through which known sources of electric energy may be supplied to
the particular lines and equipment to be deenergized shall be
opened. Such means shall be rendered inoperable, unless its
design does not so permit, and tagged to indicate that employees
are at work
What Will It Take To Get The
Handline Back Out?
• What type of jobs require a hand line today?
• Where would a person benefit from using a hand line?
Testing The Line Before Grounding
• SECTION 7. DEENERGIZING LINES AND
EQUIPMENT
• E. After the applicable requirements a. through
d. have been followed and the employee in
charge of the work has been given a clearance
by the system operator, the lines and equipment
to be worked shall be tested to ensure that they
are de-energized
Observer Needed When Worker
Aloft Is Near Energized Conductor
• How Many Jobs Can You Think Of That Require
An Observer?
• Rubber Gloving
• Equipment Close to Energized Line
• Setting Poles Near Energized Wires
• Others???????????
Hydraulic Tamp Hoses In Poor
Condition
• D. HYDRAULIC AND PNEUMATIC TOOLS
• NOTE: If any hazardous defects are present, no
operating pressure would be safe, and the hydraulic and
pneumatic equipment involved may not be used. In the
absence of defects, the maximum rated operating
pressure is the maximum safe pressure
Sleeves Not Worn Within The
Approach Distance
• SECTION 4. RUBBER GLOVES AND SLEEVES
• 1. When necessary to get within reaching or falling distance
of energized lines or equipment, the hands shall be protected
by tested rubber gloves with leather protectors, and the arms
protected with rubber sleeves.
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6. If the employee is to be insulated from energized parts by
the use of insulating gloves, insulating sleeves shall also be
used. However, insulating sleeves need not be used if
energized parts are insulated from the employee.
Trucks Not Grounded
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VEHICLE AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT GROUNDING
• c. Each employee shall be protected from hazards that
might arise from equipment contact with the energized lines.
The measures used shall ensure that employees will not be
exposed to hazardous differences in potential. Unless the
employer can demonstrate that the methods in use protect
each employee from the hazards that might arise if the
equipment contacts the energized line, the measures used
shall include all of the following techniques:
• (1) Using the best available ground to minimize the time the
lines remain energized;
• (2) Bonding equipment together to minimize potential
differences;
Holding Covered Phase And Deframing The Pole
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Cover-Up
a.
All potentials, including grounds, within reaching or falling distance,
except the portion of conductor being worked on SHALL be covered with
corona resistant cover-up material. Wood poles and crossarms are to be
considered as ground potential.
c.
Workers SHALL avoid difference in potential by limiting work to one
conductor or potential at one time.
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The employer shall ensure that each employee, to the extent that other
safety-related conditions at the worksite permit, works in a position from which
a slip or shock will not bring the employee's body into contact with exposed,
uninsulated parts energized at a potential different from the employee
WORKING POSITION
Safety Glasses Not Worn
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A. EYE AND FACE PROTECTION
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Protective eye and face equipment shall be required where there is a
reasonable probability of injury that can be prevented by such
equipment
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Suitable eye and face protection with safety glasses and side
shields shall be provided where machines or operations
present the hazard of flying objects, glare, liquids, molten
metals, chemical gases, acids or caustic liquids, injurious
radiation, or a combination of these hazards, or as deemed
necessary by a management hazard assessment.
Crew Did Not Use Cones To
Protect Work Area
• E. TRAFFIC CONTROL
• 1. Traffic control shall conform to the 2003 2009 edition of the
“Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for
Streets and
Highways." (MUTCD) See, specifically, Spec. 854, Par VI. which is
located in Appendix J
Making Sure Boring Machine Is
Engine Is Shut off Before
Installation of Clevis and Wire For
Back Pull
• Lock / Out Tag / Out Power Source
Chaps and The Chain Saw
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1. Chain saw operators shall:
b. Follow manufacturer's instructions as to operation, personal
protective equipment, and adjustment. (protective chaps required
for chain saw operation)
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c. Wear protective chaps.
USE OF CHAIN SAWS
Removal Of Rubber Gloves On
Energized Pole
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A. Rubber gloves shall be worn by all personnel, for
voltages phase to phase at all times, from ground to
ground and lock to lock when:
Rubber gloves are not required to be worn while
performing work with hot line tools on transmission
line voltages 34,500 volts and above phase to
phase
Exception
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Rubber gloves shall be worn as stated in Section 5 of this
Manual. Rubber gloves shall be worn cradle to cradle while
working on energized lines or equipment. Personnel who need to
remove their gloves or sleeves for any reason are to back away a
minimum of ten feet from energized lines or equipment and notify
qualified personnel on the ground prior to doing so. Qualified
personnel on the ground have the responsibility to ensure that the
aerial device operator does not leave their position without
replacing gloves and sleeves prior to going back into the work
area[ML1] .
Qualified personnel on the ground shall observe the operator to
ensure that the aerial device operator does not leave their position
without replacing gloves and sleeves prior to going back into the
work area.”
[ML1]This language was agreed to by the committee after much
discussion.
Lack Of Hearing Protection
• Wherever it is not feasible to reduce the noise levels or
the duration of exposures to those specified in the
following table, approved ear protective devices shall be
provided and used to reduce sound levels within the
levels of the table. In addition, hearing protectors shall be
made available to all employees exposed to an 8-hour
time weighted average of 85 decibels or greater at no cost
to the employees.
• Table start at 90dB or 85 dB for employees who have had
threshold shift or have not been tested for baseline.
Test Dates Out On Rubber Goods
• All rubber cover-up equipment shall be dielectrically
tested every 12 months, Class 2 rating up to 17,000 volts
and Class 3 cover up 17,000 through 26,500.
Flashers and Strobe Lights
• Flashing warning lights "shall" be used while workers
are working aloft
Conductor Not Properly Covered
While Rubber Gloving
• On single/multi-phase exposure work, enough cover-up
material shall be used so that the employee or the longest
conductive object he or she may handle can not
simultaneously breach the electrical components or
difference of potential.
Traffic Vest On Gravel Roads
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High-Visibility Safety Apparel: A high visibility vest
safety garment shall be worn anytime work is being performed on
the ground on foot[ML1] .
a. Worker Safety Apparel—All workers exposed to the risks of
moving roadway traffic or construction
equipment should wear high-visibility safety apparel meeting the
requirements of ISEA “American
National Standard for High-Visibility Safety Apparel”, or equivalent
revisions, and labeled as ANSI 107-1999 2004 standard
performance for Class 1, 2, or 3 risk exposure. A competent
person designated by the employer to be responsible for the
worker safety plan within the activity area of the job site should
make the selection of the appropriate class of garment.
[ML1]The OSHA regulation cited only requires high visibility
apparel be worn when a worker is exposed to vehicular traffic. The
committee voted to extend this requirement to any time a worker is
working on foot on the ground.
DOT Daily Inspections Not
Available
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At the completion of each day's work, the driver shall prepare a
written report (a copy of a report form for this purpose is located in
Appendix I) on each vehicle the driver operated which covers at
least the following parts and accessories:
Service brakes (including trailer brake connections)
Parking (hand) brake
Steering mechanism
Lighting devices and reflectors
Tires
Horn
Windshield wipers
Rear vision mirrors
Coupling devices
Wheels and rims
Emergency equipment
The Temporary Deadend Used To
Fix A Problem Spot
• If It’s Not Grounded It’s Not Dead!
• Ground The De-energized Side, Protect The
Public As Well As Other Line Workers
Poor Storage Of Life Saving
Equipment (Rubber Blankets)
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Insulating equipment shall be stored and in such a location and
manner as to protect it from light, temperature extremes,
excessive humidity, ozone, and other injurious substances and
conditions
Temporary Truck Ground Installed
Shallow
• All temporary driven grounds shall be placed in
accordance to the 25 foot rule. 25 Foot Rule:
Any temporary driven ground rod shall be placed
a minimum distance of 25 feet from the structure
or equipment to which it is attached. Lineman’s
• Handbook
• d. The temporary ground rod shall be driven
deep enough to be in perpetually moist earth. In
most localities, a depth of 8 to 10 feet is usually
necessary to meet this requirement.
Failure To Apply Tag To
Disconnection Point
• If only one crew will be working on the lines or equipments and
if the means of disconnection is accessible and visible to and
under the sole control of the employee in charge of the
clearance, paragraphs 2.a., 2.c., 2.d., 2.h., and 2.l. of this
section do not apply.
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All switches, disconnectors, jumpers, taps, and other means
through which known sources of electric energy may be
supplied to the particular lines and equipment to be
deenergized shall be opened. Such means shall be rendered
inoperable, unless its design does not so permit, and tagged
to indicate that employees are at work.
Cell Phone Carried Aloft While
Rubber Gloving
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f.
A single employee may be assigned to perform the following
work provided that it is the supervisor'sperson in charge's
judgment that such work can be performed safely:
Routine switching of circuits;
Work performed with live-line tools if the employee is
positioned so that he or she is not exposed to contact with
energized parts;
Emergency repairs to the minimum extent necessary to
safeguard the general public;
Operations involving voltages of 300 volts or less;
Routine meter change-out.
Work involving the use of insulated aerial lifts. The
employee may carry a cell phone for placing emergency calls
only while performing this work provided that it is turned off.
Cell Phone Prohibited Aloft
• SECTION 33. WORKING DIRECTLY ON
ENERGIZED CIRCUITS WITH RUBBER GLOVES
AND RUBBER SLEEVES
• 3.
Prohibitions
• b. You are not to have in your possession cell phones,
pagers, walkie talkies, radios, or any other electronic
communications or entertainment device while performing hot
line work under any circumstances. If you have one of these
devices with you, turn the device off and leave it in the cab of
the vehicle.
Work On One Potential At A Time
• Workers SHALL avoid difference in potential by
limiting work to one conductor or potential at one
time.
• Put control device on single operation or fuse
bypass.[ML1]
• [ML1] This language is taken from the Quad
States Instructors Vol. 3 Instructional Guideline for
Rubber Gloving a nationally recognized program
distributed by the Quad States and the Texas
Engineering Extension Service.