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Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › KILLING SUPPLY EQUIPMENT AND LINES › Section 39.390 - Removal of tags

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The chief
					 operator shall then direct the removal of tags for that workman and the removal
					 shall be reported back to him immediately by the persons removing
					 them.
(b) Upon the removal of any
					 tag, there shall be added to the record the name of the chief operator and
					 workman who requested the tag, the time of removal, and the signature of the
					 person removing the tag.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.339 (relating to fire
						  extinguishers); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.353 (relating to special
						  authorization); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.367 (relating to when to kill
						  parts); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.381 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.391 (relating to restoring
						  service); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.411 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.421 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.431 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.441 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.451 (relating to general
						  provisions); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › KILLING SUPPLY EQUIPMENT AND LINES › Section 39.391 - Restoring service

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Only after protecting tags have been removed as outlined
						in §
											39.390 (relating to removal of
						tags) from points of disconnection shall the chief operator at his discretion,
						direct the removal of protective grounds and blocks and the closing of any or
						all switches and disconnectors.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.339 (relating to fire
						  extinguishers); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.353 (relating to special
						  authorization); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.367 (relating to when to kill
						  parts); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.381 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.411 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.421 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.431 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.441 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.451 (relating to general
						  provisions); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › MAKING PROTECTIVE GROUNDS › Section 39.401 - General provisions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
When making temporary protective grounds on a normally
						live circuit the precautionary measures of this section and §§
											39.401-39.405 shall be observed in the
						order given, and the ground shall be made to all wires of the circuit, which
						are to be considered as grounded.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.384 (relating to station
						  protective grounds); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.411 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.421 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.431 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.441 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.442 (relating to precaution on
						  series circuits); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.451 (relating to general
						  provisions); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › MAKING PROTECTIVE GROUNDS › Section 39.402 - Ground connections

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The employe making a protective ground on equipment or
						lines shall first connect one end of the grounding device to an effective
						ground connection supplied for that purpose.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.384 (relating to station
						  protective grounds); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.401 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.411 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.421 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.431 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.441 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.442 (relating to precaution on
						  series circuits); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.451 (relating to general
						  provisions); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › MAKING PROTECTIVE GROUNDS › Section 39.403 - Test of circuit

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Normally live parts which are to be grounded should next
						be tested for any indication of voltage, the employe carefully keeping portions
						of his body at the distance required from such parts when alive by the use of
						suitable insulating rods or handles of proper length, or other suitable
						devices.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.336 (relating to live and
						  arcing parts); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.384 (relating to station
						  protective grounds); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.401 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.411 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.421 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.431 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.441 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.442 (relating to precaution on
						  series circuits); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.451 (relating to general
						  provisions); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › MAKING PROTECTIVE GROUNDS › Section 39.404 - Completing grounds

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) If the test
					 shows no voltage, or the local operating rules so direct, the free end of the
					 grounding device shall next be brought into contact with the normally live part
					 and securely clamped or otherwise secured to such part, before the employe
					 comes within the resistances from the normally live parts specified in
					 §§
											39.364 and
					 39.365 (relating to voltages
					 between 750 and 7,500; and voltages above 7,500), or proceeds to work upon the
					 parts as upon a grounded part.
(b)
					 In stations, remote control switches may be employed to connect the equipment
					 or lines being grounded to the actual ground connection. On lines it is
					 generally necessary to resort to portable grounding devices or chains handled
					 directly by means of insulating handles, rods or ropes.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.384 (relating to station
						  protective grounds); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.401 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.411 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.421 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.431 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.441 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.442 (relating to precaution on
						  series circuits); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.451 (relating to general
						  provisions); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › MAKING PROTECTIVE GROUNDS › Section 39.405 - Removing grounds

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
In removing a protective ground the employe shall not
						remove the grounding device from the ground connection until the device has
						been disconnected from normally live current-carrying parts.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.384 (relating to station
						  protective grounds); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.401 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.411 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.421 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.431 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.441 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.442 (relating to protection on
						  series circuits); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.451 (relating to general
						  provisions); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › SPECIAL RULES FOR EMPLOYES-SUPPLY STATION AND SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS › Section 39.411 - General provisions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Engineers, machine attendants, switchboard operators, and
						helpers shall study and strictly observe the following, in addition to all the
						general rules in §§
											39.331-39.405 (relating to rules for
						employes-general precautions; general operations; handling live equipment and
						lines; killing supply equipment and lines; and making protective grounds),
						which apply to their work.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.471 (relating to general
						  requirements); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.491 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › SPECIAL RULES FOR EMPLOYES-SUPPLY STATION AND SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS › Section 39.412 - Care about machines

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Care
					 shall be exercised to prevent oil cans, tools, dusters, or wiping cloths from
					 catching in moving parts of machinery. In passing any switchboard or machine in
					 operation, employes shall not touch it unnecessarily nor allow metal tools or
					 other metal objects to touch the apparatus or connections. Employes shall not
					 use iron or tin oil cans near field magnets, but they shall use only dusters
					 and wipers with insulating handles on or about exposed live parts.
(b) Any employe about to work on normally
					 moving parts of electrical equipment during periods of rest shall protect
					 himself against their accidental starting by placing "men at work" signs on the
					 starting devices, and locking or blocking these where practicable.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.471 (relating to general
						  requirements); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.491 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › SPECIAL RULES FOR EMPLOYES-SUPPLY STATION AND SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS › Section 39.413 - Care about live or moving parts

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) No
					 employe shall work on or near exposed live or moving parts unless authorized to
					 do such work, and he shall strictly observe the rules applicable to such
					 work.
(b) When working near fuses
					 and circuit breakers or other apparatus which may arc suddenly, care shall be
					 taken to avoid injury from their operation.
(c) When working on one section of a
					 switchboard or in one compartment it shall be conspicuously marked and barriers
					 placed to prevent accidental contact with live parts in that section or
					 adjacent sections.
(d) When working
					 on or about live parts and standing on insulated stools or ladders, or when
					 otherwise insulated from the ground, employes shall avoid handing metal tools
					 or other objects to other persons who are not insulated.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.471 (relating to general
						  requirements); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.491 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › SPECIAL RULES FOR EMPLOYES-SUPPLY STATION AND SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS › Section 39.414 - Handling fuses or brushes

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) In
					 handling fuses above 750 volts, use shall be made of the special rods or tongs.
					 Such person shall stand on insulating platforms, or mats, if provided. The body
					 shall be kept as distant and as far below as possible.
(b) Link fuses shall be replaced or removed
					 from live terminals and brushes on live equipment shall be handled only when
					 absolutely necessary, and then with due precautions.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.471 (relating to general
						  requirements); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.491 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › SPECIAL RULES FOR EMPLOYES-SUPPLY STATION AND SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS › Section 39.415 - Battery rooms

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) No employe
					 shall smoke or cause arcing in storage battery rooms. The use of open flames
					 should be avoided, especially while the cells are gassing, and should be
					 permitted only in special cases under the direct supervision of an experienced
					 person, and after the room has been thoroughly ventilated.
(b) No employe shall handle live parts of
					 batteries or their connections, unless standing on insulating platforms or
					 wearing suitable insulating boots.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.471 (relating to general
						  requirements); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.491 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › SPECIAL RULES FOR EMPLOYES-SUPPLY STATION AND SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS › Section 39.416 - Working in elevated positions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
When working in an elevated position, especially above
						live or moving parts, employers shall assure the security of position and
						support, and precautions should be taken to avoid dropping tools or
						materials.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.471 (relating to general
						  requirements); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.491 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › SPECIAL RULES FOR EMPLOYES-SUPPLY STATION AND SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS › Section 39.417 - Handling switchboard equipment

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Ungrounded metal parts of devices on
					 switchboards shall be handled as if operating at the highest voltage to which
					 any portion of the equipment on the same switchboard panel is subject, unless
					 the parts are known, by test or otherwise, to be free from such
					 voltage.
(b) When cable plug
					 connectors are used, one end shall not remain hanging loose while the other end
					 is connected to a live terminal. In handling instrument circuits, the secondary
					 of a current transformer should never be opened when it is alive.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.471 (relating to general
						  requirements); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.491 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › SPECIAL RULES FOR EMPLOYES-SUPPLY STATION AND SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS › Section 39.418 - Reporting circuit trouble to chief operator

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Employes shall report to their immediate superior or the
						chief operator any unusual conditions of load, and the indication of any
						accidental ground on an outgoing circuit.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.471 (relating to general
						  requirements); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.491 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › SPECIAL RULES FOR EMPLOYES-SUPPLY STATION AND SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS › Section 39.419 - Reporting defects

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Employes shall promptly report to superiors any dangerous
						conditions of equipment or surroundings, including defective tools, switches,
						or protective devices, or live cases or frames of apparatus or
						instruments.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.471 (relating to general
						  requirements); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.491 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › OVERHEAD LINE OPERATION › Section 39.421 - General provisions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Linemen and assistants and groundmen, in construction,
						extension, removal, or repair work, shall study and strictly observe the
						provisions of §§
											39.421-39.429 as well as the general
						rules in sections §§
											39.331-39.405 which apply to their
						work.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.441 (relating to general
						  provisions); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › OVERHEAD LINE OPERATION › Section 39.422 - Testing structures before climbing

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Before climbing poles, ladders, scaffolds or other
						elevated structures, care shall be taken to assure that the pole, ladder,
						scaffold, tree, crossarm, messenger wire, cable car, or boatswain's chair, or
						other elevated support, is strong enough to safely sustain weight. Poles may be
						tested for decay near the ground line with a bar, screwdriver or other tool,
						and sounded for decay at the center by rapping with a heavy tool or block of
						wood. When poles or crossarms are apparently unsafe from decay or unequal
						strains of wire on them they should be properly braced or guyed, if necessary,
						before they are climbed.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.421 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.441 (relating to general
						  provisions); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › OVERHEAD LINE OPERATION › Section 39.423 - Use of pole steps

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
When poles are stepped, use should be made of such steps
						in climbing. Employes shall not support themselves by pins, brackets, or
						conductors.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.421 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.441 (relating to general
						  provisions); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › OVERHEAD LINE OPERATION › Section 39.424 - Spurs

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Spurs with gaffs worn short shall not be used. The gaffs
						on spurs shall be kept sharp, and spurs shall fit properly. Spurs shall not be
						worn on work for which they are not required, nor while men are traveling to or
						from work.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.421 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.441 (relating to general
						  provisions); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › OVERHEAD LINE OPERATION › Section 39.425 - Care about live parts

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Employes
					 shall not go among any wires until their voltage is known. Leaning over and
					 crowding through unprotected wires should be avoided if possible. Employes
					 shall place themselves so that they do not fall on wires if an accident
					 occurs.
(b) Employes shall not
					 depend on the insulating covering of wires, and shall treat lines as live
					 unless they have been properly killed, except signal lines known to be
					 clear.
(c) Employes shall avoid use
					 of hand lines or measuring tapes containing metal strands.
(d) Dangerous switches or fuses shall be
					 handled only by means of suitable insulating handles, rods or tongs.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.421 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.441 (relating to general
						  provisions); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › OVERHEAD LINE OPERATION › Section 39.426 - Touching live parts

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Employes
					 shall not allow any portion of the body to come in contact with any live or
					 grounded part other than that worked on.
(b) When touching supply lines or equipment,
					 employes shall avoid, as far as possible, touching ground wires, guy wires,
					 span wires, metal pipes, metal poles, metal sheaths, signal lines or equipment,
					 transformer cases, hangers, and other metal fixtures. Signal lines are included
					 principally because of their liability of being grounded. The other equipment
					 and lines listed may become either alive or grounded.
(c) When touching signal lines or equipment,
					 metal sheaths, metal pipes, ground wires, or metal fixtures on poles, employes
					 shall avoid, as far as possible, touching supply lines or equipment, guy or
					 span wires.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.421 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.441 (relating to general
						  provisions); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › OVERHEAD LINE OPERATION › Section 39.427 - Protecting traffic

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) When working
					 overhead, employes shall keep tools and materials not in use in proper
					 receptacles; tools or materials should not be thrown to or from the man on the
					 pole, but should be raised or lowered by means of a hand line, using proper
					 receptacles if practicable.
(b)
					 Employes shall not unnecessarily stand where they may be struck by materials
					 dropped by men working overhead.
(c) Pole holes and obstructions along public
					 highways and other frequented places shall be protected by watchmen or by
					 suitable guards or danger signals located so as to be conspicuous to
					 traffic.
(d) When working overhead,
					 or hoisting or lowering materials above places where frequent traffic occurs, a
					 man should be stationed to warn passersby. If traffic is light, warning signs
					 or barriers may be used in lieu of a watchman. If traffic is congested, it may
					 be necessary to rope off the space.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.421 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.441 (relating to general
						  provisions); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › OVERHEAD LINE OPERATION › Section 39.428 - Stringing wires

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Employes
					 shall not string wire near live lines except by means of suitable insulating
					 hand lines or other appliances. Care shall be taken to avoid bringing string
					 wire in contact with the live lines. Employes shall regard them as live wires
					 of the same voltage because of their liability to come in contact with the live
					 lines.
(b) Employes shall not
					 change the strains on a pole by adding or removing wires until assured that the
					 pole is able to stand the altered strains.
(c) In stringing wires employes shall not
					 allow them to sag so as to endanger vehicles or pedestrians below, unless
					 traffic is intercepted by a watchman or otherwise.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.421 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.441 (relating to general
						  provisions); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › OVERHEAD LINE OPERATION › Section 39.429 - Reporting defects

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Employes shall promptly report to their immediate
						superior any dangerous conditions of their own or other utilities observed
						arising from defective insulators, pins, crossarms, abnormally sagging wires,
						and the like.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.421 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.441 (relating to general
						  provisions); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › UNDERGROUND LINE OPERATION › Section 39.431 - General provisions

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Cable splicers and other workmen in underground
						construction or operation shall study and strictly observe this section and
						§§
											39.432-39.438 in addition to the general
						rules in §§ 39.331-39.405 which apply to their
						work.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.441 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.471 (relating to general
						  requirements); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.491 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › UNDERGROUND LINE OPERATION › Section 39.432 - Guarding manholes, handholes and street openings

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When removing manhole or handhole covers or making
						excavations, employes shall promptly protect the opening with a barrier,
						temporary cover or other suitable guard, and see that danger signals or red
						lights are displayed in a location conspicuous to the traffic until permanent
						covers are in place or the excavations are filled.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.431 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.441 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.471 (relating to general
						  requirements); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.491 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › UNDERGROUND LINE OPERATION › Section 39.433 - Testing for gas

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Employes shall not enter manholes until they have assured
						themselves that the manholes are free from dangerous gases, by testing with
						approved safety lamps, by ventilation, or by other adequate methods. Reference
						should be made to §
											39.542 (relating to testing for
						gas).
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.431 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.441 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.471 (relating to general
						  requirements); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.491 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › UNDERGROUND LINE OPERATION › Section 39.434 - Watchman on surface at manholes

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Employes shall not enter a manhole unless a temporary
						cover is placed over the opening or a watchman is stationed at the surface. If
						any gas may be present employes shall see that the watchman is stationed at the
						surface. If any hazard is involved no employe shall leave a manhole unwatched
						until all workmen are out.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.431 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.441 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.471 (relating to general
						  requirements); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.491 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › UNDERGROUND LINE OPERATION › Section 39.435 - Avoiding flames

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(a) Employes
					 shall not smoke in manholes; they shall avoid, as far as practicable, open
					 flames or torches in or near manholes.
(b) Employes shall avoid sparks in handling
					 live parts or cable sheaths and avoid igniting the flux in soldering and wiping
					 joints. In using hot paraffin care should be taken that it does not reach a
					 temperature at which it will ignite. Reference should also be made to §
											39.544 (relating to avoiding
					 flames).
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.431 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.441 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.471 (relating to general
						  requirements); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.491 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › UNDERGROUND LINE OPERATION › Section 39.436 - Pulling cables

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When pulling in cables employes shall insure that the
						gear can not slip so as to injure workmen. They shall avoid the danger of
						having the hands drawn into the tackle by the pulling line.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.431 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.441 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.471 (relating to general
						  requirements); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.491 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › UNDERGROUND LINE OPERATION › Section 39.437 - Testing and splicing live cable

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(a)
					 If lines and cables are not properly identified by markings or positions,
					 employes shall not work upon them.
(b) Employes shall always ascertain, if
					 practicable, whether cables are alive by testing with the test devices
					 provided, before cutting into the cable sheaths. Live cables should be spliced
					 only by men experienced in the work, and they should use extreme caution and
					 suitable devices in so doing.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.431 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.441 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.471 (relating to general
						  requirements); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.491 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › UNDERGROUND LINE OPERATION › Section 39.438 - Reporting defects

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Employes shall promptly report to immediate superiors any
						dangerous condition of their own or other utilities, whether observed in
						underground or overhead construction. Report shall particularly be made of
						unsanitary conditions, gas or missing cable tags in manholes, and abnormally
						sagging wires or broken supports in overhead construction.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.431 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.441 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.471 (relating to general
						  requirements); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.491 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › SERIES LAMP OPERATION › Section 39.441 - General provisions

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Series lamp trimmers, hangers and inspectors shall study
						and strictly observe this section and §§
											39.442-39.447 in addition to the general
						rules in §§
											39.331-39.405 and the special rules in
						§§
											39.421 -39.438 which apply to
						their work.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › SERIES LAMP OPERATION › Section 39.442 - Precaution on series circuits

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Series lamps and devices in series circuits should always
						be treated as alive unless disconnected by absolute cut-outs or protected by
						the grounding of the circuit. Reference should also be made to §§
											39.401 -39.405.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.441 (relating to general
						  provisions); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › SERIES LAMP OPERATION › Section 39.443 - Handling series lamps

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(a) Trimmers,
					 inspectors, or patrolmen shall wear suitable insulating gloves and stand on
					 insulating platforms or dry, well seasoned wood poles while touching series
					 lamps or their cut-outs, when these are alive.
(b) If stools or tower wagons are used, which
					 provide sufficient insulation from ground for the voltages to be handled, the
					 insulating gloves may be dispensed with.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.441 (relating to general
						  provisions); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › SERIES LAMP OPERATION › Section 39.444 - Bridging series lamps

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Before working on lamps or other devices in live series
						circuits, employes shall bridge the device with jumpers such as series lamp
						cut-outs usually provided so that the circuit cannot be opened at the device
						and be completed through the body or arc at the point of opening and burn an
						employe.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.441 (relating to general
						  provisions); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › SERIES LAMP OPERATION › Section 39.445 - Testing series lamp circuits

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Series lamp circuits should not be tested at their full
						operating voltage unless it is impracticable to test otherwise. Tests should be
						made only in accordance with a time schedule, concerning which persons whose
						safety may be affected are informed.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.441 (relating to general
						  provisions); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › SERIES LAMP OPERATION › Section 39.446 - Periodically disconnected circuits

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If circuits, such as series lamp circuits, are not
						effectively grounded during the idle period, rules for handling live parts
						shall be strictly observed.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.441 (relating to general
						  provisions); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › SERIES LAMP OPERATION › Section 39.447 - Reporting defects

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Employes shall report promptly to immediate superiors any
						abnormally sagging wires, broken insulators, leaning poles, defective poles
						steps, broken globes or lamp supports, and other defects giving rise to a
						dangerous condition of employes or other utilities, or any indication of
						voltage on lines supposed to be dead.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.441 (relating to general
						  provisions); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › METER OPERATION › Section 39.451 - General provisions

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Meter setters and testers shall study and strictly
						observe this section and §§
											39.452-39.457 in addition to all the
						general rules in §§
											39.331-39.405 which apply to their
						work.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › METER OPERATION › Section 39.452 - Taped joints

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Employes shall not leave joints or loose ends of wires
						untaped unless they are otherwise protected.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.451 (relating to general
						  provisions); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › METER OPERATION › Section 39.453 - Care about live parts

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Employes shall not use bare fingers or hands to determine
						whether a circuit is alive nor shall they replace fuses in live circuits above
						750 volts except by means of the suitable appliances
						provided.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.451 (relating to general
						  provisions); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › METER OPERATION › Section 39.454 - Opening circuits at switches

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Special care should be exercised in opening circuits at
						meter connections unless the circuits have been first properly opened at
						switches.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.451 (relating to general
						  provisions); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › METER OPERATION › Section 39.455 - Current transformer secondaries

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Before working on an instrument or other device in a
						current transformer secondary circuit employes shall bridge the device with
						jumpers so that the circuit cannot be opened at the device. Employes shall not
						open such a circuit at meter connections until it has been elsewhere
						bridged.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.451 (relating to general
						  provisions); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › METER OPERATION › Section 39.456 - Special tools

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Employes shall use only handtools suited to the work in
						hand, to reduce the danger of short circuits.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.451 (relating to general
						  provisions); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › METER OPERATION › Section 39.457 - Reporting defects

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Employes shall promptly report to immediate superiors any
						live meter case or any condition of a meter or its connections of the interior
						wiring or of overhead lines, of their own or other utilities, which may
						endanger life and property.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.451 (relating to general
						  provisions); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › TESTING OPERATIONS › Section 39.461 - General requirements

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Electrical testers, helpers and others working about
						electrical tests shall study and strictly observe this section and §§
											39.462-39.467 in addition to the general
						rules in §§
											39.331-39.405. Owing to the diversified
						character of testing work this study should usually extend also to the special
						rule in §§
											39.411 -39.497.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › TESTING OPERATIONS › Section 39.462 - Authorization for work

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(a)
					 Employes shall not work on or about equipment or lines without first receiving
					 authorization from the person in charge.
(b) If such equipment or lines are under
					 control of a chief operator, this authorization shall come from him. This shall
					 include the attaching of tags at the proper points and the observation of all
					 rules for general operation in §§
											39.351-39.358.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements).