Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › HANDLING LIVE EQUIPMENT AND LINES › Section 39.364 - Voltages between 750 and 7500

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
No employe should go, or take any conducting object
						within, six inches of any exposed live part whose voltage exceeds 750, in
						stations, in testing rooms, in underground construction, or in overhead
						construction, if it is practicable to avoid this except as follows:
(1) In dry locations this distance may be
					 less than six inches, if insulating devices, such as shields, covers, or gloves
					 are placed between the person and the part or object. The distance may also be
					 reduced if insulating barriers, such as mats, stools, or platforms, are placed
					 between the person and the ground, and suitable insulating shields between the
					 person and all other conducting surfaces, except the live part, which he could
					 accidentally touch at the same time.
(2) In damp or dark locations, and wherever
					 grounded surfaces are exposed, the distance may be less than six inches only if
					 insulating devices are used between the person and the live parts and also
					 between him and other conducting surfaces with which he might otherwise come in
					 contact at the same time. If it is impossible to secure a safe distance from
					 live parts by use of the special insulating tools and appliances furnished,
					 properly tested insulating gloves and sleeves may serve as the sole portable
					 insulating devices between the person and live parts. Care should be exercised
					 in using insulating gloves to avoid puncturing them on sharp edges, especially
					 in making wire splices. It is sometimes advisable to wear protecting gloves
					 over insulating gloves.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.160 (relating to guarding live
						  parts of switches and automatic cut-outs not installed on switchboards); 34 Pa.
						  Code §
													39.361 (relating to definitions);
						  34 Pa. Code §
													39.367 (relating to when to kill
						  parts); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.404 (relating to completing
						  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 §
													39.451 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.461 (relating to general
						  requirements); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.471 (relating to general
						  requirements); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.491 (relating to general
						  requirements); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.494 (relating to approaching
						  supply line); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.496 (relating to stringing
						  wires); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.534 (relating to approaching
						  supply line); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.537 (relating to stringing
						  wires).