Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL › Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY › GENERAL OPERATIONS › Section 39.353 - Special authorization

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
Special work.
Special authorization from the chief operator
					 shall be secured before work is begun on or about station equipment,
					 transmission, or interconnected feeder lines or live lines above 7,500 volts,
					 and in all cases where lines are to be killed by regular procedure as
					 prescribed in §§
											39.381-39.391 (relating to killing supply
					 equipment and lines) at stations, and a report shall be made to him when such
					 work ceases.
(b)
Exceptions
					 to special work.
In emergency, to protect life or property, or when
					 communication with the chief operator is difficult, due to storms or other
					 causes, any qualified employe may make repairs on or about the equipment or
					 lines covered by this rule without special authorization if the trouble is such
					 as he can promptly clear with help available in compliance with the remaining
					 rules. The chief operator shall thereafter be notified as soon as possible of
					 the action taken. Reference should also be made to §
											39.357(b)
					 (relating to protecting traffic).
(c)
Operations at stations.
In the absence of specific operating schedules for opening and closing supply
					 circuits at stations, or starting and stopping equipment, employes shall secure
					 special authorization from the chief operator before performing these
					 operations. In all cases such special authorization shall be secured where
					 circuit or equipment control devices are tagged at stations to protect workmen.
					 Reference should be made to §
											39.356 (relating to tagging
					 electrical supply circuits).
(d)
Exceptions to operations at stations.
In emergency, to protect
					 life or property, any qualified employe may open circuits and stop moving
					 equipment without special authorization if, in his judgment, his action will
					 promote safety, but the chief operator shall be notified as soon as possible of
					 such action, with reasons therefor. To maintain service, any qualified employe
					 may also reclose circuits which have been opened by automatic cut-outs, unless
					 this is prohibited by §
											39.355 (relating to maintaining
					 service).
(e)
Cutting out
					 sections of circuits.
Special authorization shall be secured from the
					 chief operator before sections of overhead or underground circuits are cut off
					 by employes at points other than at stations by means of sectionalizing
					 switches.
(f)
Exception to
					 cutting out sections of circuits.
Portions of distribution circuits
					 below 7,500 volts may be cut off by authorized employes, without special
					 authorization from the chief operator, by means of sectionalizing switches, if
					 the chief operator is thereafter notified as soon as possible of the action
					 taken. This may also be done even for circuits above 7,500 volts when
					 communication with the chief operator is difficult.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.357 (relating to protecting
						  traffic); 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 §
													39.462 (relating to authorization
						  for work); 34 Pa. Code §
													39.471 (relating to general
						  requirements); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.491 (relating to general
						  requirements).