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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 › RULES FOR EMPLOYES-GENERAL PRECAUTIONS › Section 39.339 - Fire extinguishers

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Employes should avoid using fire extinguishing liquids
						which are not insulating in fighting fires near exposed live parts. If
						necessary to use them, neighboring equipment should first be killed. Reference
						should also be made to §§
											39.381-39.391 (relating to killing supply
						equipment and lines).
This section cited in 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); 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 › RULES FOR EMPLOYES-GENERAL PRECAUTIONS › Section 39.340 - Repeating messages

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To avoid misunderstandings and to prevent accidents, each
						person receiving an unwritten message concerning the handling of lines and
						equipment shall immediately repeat it back to the sender and secure his full
						name and acknowledgment. Each person sending an unwritten message shall require
						it to be repeated back to him by the receiver and secure the full name of the
						latter.
This section cited in 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); 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 › GENERAL OPERATIONS › Section 39.351 - Duties of chief operator

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(a) The
					 chief operator, described in §
											39.316 (relating to chief
					 operator) shall keep informed of conditions affecting the safe and reliable
					 operation of the system, and shall keep a suitable record or log book showing
					 changes in such conditions. He shall read and sign such record when assuming
					 duty and sign again on being relieved. He shall keep within sight operating
					 diagrams or equivalent devices indicating whether electrical supply circuits
					 are open or closed at stations under his immediate jurisdiction and where work
					 is being done under his special authorization, if these devices are not
					 required for any chief operators classed under §
											39.316(c) and (d)
					 and the record or log sheets show these conditions.
(b) The duties of the chief operator will
					 vary according to the size and character of the system under his jurisdiction,
					 and might, for example, be about as follows:
(1) In the case of distribution from a single
					 station, he shall direct the starting and stopping of generating equipment and
					 the opening and closing of outgoing circuits. He shall, in general, give
					 permission for work to be done on live lines above 7,500 volts and in cases
					 where circuits are killed at the station for the protection of
					 workmen.
(2) In the case of a
					 system consisting of one or more generating stations and a number of
					 substations, he shall have supervisory charge within his jurisdiction of the
					 operation of generating and substation equipment and direct charge of
					 interconnected transmission and feeder lines, and where protection of workmen
					 is concerned, shall direct the starting and stopping of generating and
					 substation equipment. He shall, in general, give permission for work on live
					 lines above 7,500 volts and on live interconnected lines, and in all cases
					 where circuits are killed at the generating stations for the protection of
					 workmen.
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 39.352 - Duties of foreman

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(a) Each foreman
					 in charge of work shall adopt such precautions as are within his power to
					 prevent accidents and to see that the safety rules are observed by the employes
					 under his direction. He shall make all the necessary records, reporting to his
					 chief operator when required. He shall, as far as possible, prevent
					 unauthorized persons from approaching places where work is being done. He shall
					 also prohibit the use of any tools or devices unsuited to the work in hand or
					 which are so defective or in such poor condition as to make them
					 unsafe.
(b) The qualified persons
					 accompanying uninstructed workmen or visitors near electrical equipment or
					 lines shall take precautions to provide suitable safeguards and see that the
					 safety rules are observed.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.411 (relating to general
						  provisions); 34 Pa. Code §
													9.421 (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) and 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 › GENERAL OPERATIONS › Section 39.354 - Restoring service after work

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No instructions for making alive equipment or lines which
						have been killed by permission of the chief operator to protect workmen shall
						be issued by him until workmen concerned have been reported clear. When there
						is more than one workman at a location, a person authorized for the purpose
						shall report clear for such workmen, but only after all have reported clear to
						him. If there is more than one gang, each shall be so reported clear to the
						chief operator.
This section cited in 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).
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 39.355 - Maintaining service

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) When live
					 circuits on which "men at work" tags have been placed are opened automatically,
					 they should be kept disconnected until the chief operator has given proper
					 authorization for reconnection.
(b)
					 When overhead circuits other than trolley and third-rail circuits open
					 automatically, the local operating rules of the employer shall determine in
					 what manner and how many times they may be closed with safety for persons on or
					 near those circuits. The chief operator shall be advised of the
					 conditions.
(c) When circuits
					 feeding supply lines become accidentally grounded, they shall be tested to
					 determine where the ground exists. If the ground cannot be definitely located
					 and removed by the station operator, an immediate report of the finding shall
					 be given to the chief operator, who shall order a patrol of the lines affected
					 to definitely locate and remove the ground as soon as practicable. Above 7,500
					 volts it will usually be found advisable to disconnect the circuit or
					 effectively ground the accidentally grounded conductor until the lines have
					 been cleared of the accidental ground.
This section cited in Pa. Code §
													39.353 (relating to special
						  authorization); 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).
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 39.356 - Tagging electrical supply circuits

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Before work is done under special authorization of the
						chief operator on or about any equipment or lines used as transmission or
						interconnected feeder lines, or lines operating above 7,500 volts, or lines
						killed at stations or substations to protect workmen, the chief operator shall
						have "men at work" tags attached at points where such equipment or lines may be
						manually controlled by regular operators to plainly identify the circuits
						worked on. Before work is done on or about any equipment or lines which are
						killed by authorized employes at points other than at stations, the employes
						shall have "men at work" tags placed at points where the circuit has been
						disconnected to identify the portion worked on.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.353 (relating to special
						  authorization); 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).
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 39.357 - Protecting traffic

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(a)
Barrier guards.
Before engaging in such work as may endanger
					 traffic, employes shall first erect suitable barrier guards. They shall also
					 display danger signs or red lamps from two sides of the barriers at right
					 angles to the direction of the traffic. If the nature of work and traffic
					 requires it, a man shall be stationed to warn passersby while work is going
					 on.
(b)
Crossed or fallen
					 wires.
When any crossed or fallen wires which may create a hazard are
					 found, the employe shall remain on guard or adopt other adequate means to
					 prevent accidents and have the chief operator notified. If the employe observes
					 the rules for handling live parts by use of insulating appliances, he may
					 correct the condition at once. Otherwise he shall first secure the
					 authorization from the chief operator for so doing. Reference should also be
					 made to §
											39.353(a)
					 (relating to special authorization).
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.353 (relating to special
						  authorization); 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).
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 39.358 - Protecting workmen by disconnectors

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When equipment or lines are to be disconnected from any
						source of electrical energy, for the protection of workmen, the operator shall
						first open the switches or circuit breakers designed for operation under load,
						and then the air brake disconnectors, when provided.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.155 (relating to character of
						  switches and disconnectors); 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).
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 39.361 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this section
						and §§
											39.362-39.371 have the following
						meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Voltage
-In general the highest effective
						voltage between the conductors of the circuit concerned, except that in
						grounded multiwire circuits, not exceeding 750 volts between outer conductors,
						it means the highest effective voltage between any wire of the circuit and the
						ground.
Voltage to ground
-In ungrounded
						low-voltage circuits, the voltage of the circuit.
This section cited in 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); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.496 (relating to stringing
						  wires).
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 39.362 - General provisions

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(a) When
					 one circuit is directly connected to another circuit of higher voltage, as in
					 the case of an autotransformer, both are considered as of the higher voltage,
					 unless the circuit of the lower voltage is permanently grounded. Direct
					 connection implies electrical connection as opposed to connection merely
					 through electromagnetic or electrostatic induction.
(b) Signal equipment and lines not over 400
					 volts are not considered alive, unless made alive by leakage from supply
					 equipment or lines. They are, however, a source of danger when near live supply
					 lines, due to their liability of being grounded.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.361 (relating to definitions);
						  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); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.496 (relating to stringing
						  wires).
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 39.363 - General requirements

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(a)
Touching live parts.
No employe should touch with bare hands
					 at the same time two parts at different potential; nor should he touch with
					 bare hands even a single exposed ungrounded live part at a dangerous potential
					 to ground unless he is insulated from other conducting surfaces, including the
					 ground itself, and stands on insulating surfaces.
(b)
Wire insulation.
Employes should not place dependence for their safety on the insulating
					 covering of wires. Precautions in this section for handling live parts shall be
					 observed in handling insulated wires. Insulation on a wire may look perfect,
					 but it frequently cannot be relied on to prevent shock.
(c)
Exposure to higher voltages.
Every employe working on or about equipment or lines exposed in
					 overhead construction to voltages higher than those guarded against by the
					 safety appliances provided should, as far as practicable, assure himself that
					 the equipment or lines worked on are free from dangerous leakage or induction
					 or have been effectively grounded.
(d)
Cutting into insulating coverings
					 of live conductors.
The following precautions should be observed:
(1) When the insulating covering on live
					 wires or cables is cut into, the employe should use a suitable tool. While
					 doing such work suitable goggles should be worn to protect the eyes. Insulating
					 gloves should be worn to protect the hands.
(2) When metal sheathing is necessarily
					 removed from cables it should be done with special tools which will not injure
					 the insulation. The sheathing should be so cut as to leave enough exposed
					 insulation after the conductor has been bared to avoid arcing over between the
					 conductor and the sheath. If the cable consists of more than one conductor,
					 similar exposed insulating surfaces should be left for each conductor, using
					 insulating separators between conductors, if necessary.
(3) Insulating devices, such as wood
					 separators, and the like, should be examined to eliminate conducting dust or
					 chips, sharp edges, or nails, which may defeat the purpose for which the
					 devices are intended.
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 39.365 - Voltages above 7500

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(a) No employe
					 should go, or take any conducting object, within the distances named below from
					 any exposed live part at or above the voltage specified, except as permitted by
					 this section; (distance for intermediate voltage to be determined by
					 interpolation):
Operating
								  Voltage
Distance (in feet)
7,500
1
15,000
2
50,000
3
70,000
5
(b) In dry locations these distances may be
					 reduced, if suitable insulating guards or barriers are placed between the
					 person and such part or object.
(c)
					 If the part is being directly worked on, the tools or other mechanical
					 appliances used shall provide the full distance of insulating material, unless
					 protective guards are also used between the person and the live part. These
					 protective guards may be permanent insulating covers or shields, or may be
					 disks of insulating material, suitable for the voltages, to be handled and for
					 the attendant conditions, attached to the handles of rods or tools.
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).
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 39.366 - Requirement for two workmen

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Except in trouble and emergency work, no employe shall
						work alone dangerously near live lines above 750 volts in wet weather or at
						night.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.361 (relating to definitions);
						  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); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.496 (relating to stringing
						  wires).
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 39.367 - When to kill parts

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No employe shall approach or willingly permit others to
						approach any exposed underground part normally alive, except as provided in
						§§
											39.363-39.365 (relating to general
						requirements; voltages between 750 and 7,500; and voltages above 7,500), unless
						he has first assured himself of his own safety and the safety of those working
						under his direction by having the supply equipment and lines killed. Reference
						should also be made to §§
											39.381-39.391.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.361 (relating to definitions);
						  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); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.496 (relating to stringing
						  wires).
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 39.368 - Operating switches and working from below

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(a)
Opening and closing
					 switches.
Manual switches and disconnectors should be closed by a
					 single unhesitating motion, and, if possible, with one hand. Care should be
					 exercised in opening switches to avoid causing serious arcing.
(b)
Work from below.
Employes should avoid working on equipment or lines from any position by reason
					 of which a shock or slip will tend to bring the body toward exposed live parts.
					 Work should therefore generally be done from below rather than from
					 above.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.361 (relating to definitions);
						  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); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.496 (relating to stringing
						  wires).
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 39.369 - Attaching connecting wires and grounds

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(a)
Handling connecting
					 lines.
In connecting dead equipment or lines to a live circuit by
					 means of a connecting wire or device, employes should first attach the wire to
					 the dead part before attaching it to the circuit. When disconnecting, the live
					 end should be removed first. Loose conductors shall be kept away from exposed
					 live parts. Metal measuring tapes, and tapes, ropes, or hand lines having metal
					 threads woven into the fabric, should not be used near exposed live parts.
					 Ladders reinforced by metal in a longitudinal direction should not be used near
					 exposed live parts.
(b)
Applying grounds.
In applying a grounding device to normally
					 live parts the device shall be grounded before being brought near the parts,
					 and shall be removed from the live parts before being removed from the ground
					 connection.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.361 (relating to definitions);
						  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); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.496 (relating to stringing
						  wires).
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 39.370 - Handling series circuits

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Secondaries of current transformers to meters or other
						devices, should not be opened when alive, until a jumper has been connected
						across the point of opening or such secondary has been short circuited
						elsewhere. Before working on arc lights or similar devices, connected to series
						circuits they shall be short circuited, or, when necessary to avoid hazard,
						disconnected entirely from such circuits by absolute
						cut-outs.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.361 (relating to definitions);
						  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); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.496 (relating to stringing
						  wires).
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 39.371 - Stringing wires

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Wires being strung near live conductors, should be
						treated as alive unless effectively grounded.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													39.361 (relating to definitions);
						  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); and 34 Pa. Code §
													39.496 (relating to stringing
						  wires).
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 39.381 - General provisions

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(a) When
					 workmen depend on others for operating switches to kill circuits on which they
					 are to work, or when they first secure special authorization from the chief
					 operator before themselves operating such switches, the precautionary measures
					 established in §§
											39.381-39.391 shall be taken in the order
					 given, before work is begun on or about equipment or lines concerned, as a
					 means for preventing misunderstanding and accident.
(b) In small organizations the chief operator
					 may himself operate the switches and disconnectors instead of instructing
					 others to do so, thus much simplifying and abbreviating the procedure. In
					 certain cases the chief operator may direct the workman who wishes the section
					 killed for his own protection, to operate some or all switches necessary
					 himself, thus also abbreviating the procedure.
(c) In cases where there is no station with
					 regular attendants at either end of a section of line to be killed for the
					 protection of workers, the requirements of §§
											39.381-39.391 need not apply for
					 disconnection of that end of the section concerned, if the employe under whose
					 direction that end of the section is disconnected is in sole charge of the
					 section and of the means of disconnection employed or if the point of
					 disconnection at that end of the section is suitably tagged before work
					 proceeds.
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 §
													39.411 (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 39.382 - Workman's request

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The workman in charge of the work shall apply to the
						chief operator to have the particular section of equipment or lines killed,
						identifying it by position, letter, color, number or other
						means.
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 › KILLING SUPPLY EQUIPMENT AND LINES › Section 39.383 - Opening disconnectors and tagging

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(a) The chief operator at his discretion
					 shall direct the proper persons to open switches and air break disconnectors
					 through which electrical energy may be supplied to the particular section of
					 equipment and lines to be killed and shall require such person to tag such
					 switches and disconnectors, and each tag shall be of a distinctive character
					 indicating that men are at work. Oil switches and remotely controlled switches
					 should also be blocked if necessary to avoid mistakes.
(b) The person shall, when placing the tag,
					 record the time of disconnection, his own name, the name of the workman who
					 requested the disconnection, and the name of the chief operator.
(c) If the section of equipment or lines may
					 be made alive from two or more sources, all such sources shall be disconnected.
					 This applies to work on lines with more than one station, also sometimes to
					 work on transformers in banks, rotary converters, motor generators, switches
					 and on other similar equipment.
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 §
													39.384 (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 §
													39.451 (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 39.384 - Station protective grounds

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When the switches and disconnectors designated have been
						opened, blocked, and tagged in accordance with §
											39.383 (relating to opening
						disconnectors and tagging), the chief operator shall require each person
						operating them to make protective grounds in accordance with §§
											9.401-39.405 upon the lines being killed
						and to report to him when such grounds are in place.
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 › KILLING SUPPLY EQUIPMENT AND LINES › Section 39.385 - Permission to work

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Upon receipt of information from persons operating
						switches and disconnectors that protective grounds are in place the chief
						operator shall advise the workman who requested the killing of the section that
						the specified section of equipment or lines has been killed and that he may
						proceed to work.
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 › KILLING SUPPLY EQUIPMENT AND LINES › Section 39.386 - Protective grounds of workmen for overhead lines

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The workman in charge should immediately proceed to make
						his own protective grounds on the disconnected lines, except under conditions
						where the making of such ground is itself more hazardous than working on the
						lines without grounding. Such grounds shall be made between the particular
						point at which work is to be done and every source of energy.
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 §
													39.387 (relating to proceeding
						  with work); 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 39.387 - Proceeding with work

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After the equipment or lines have been killed and
						grounded, if required by §
											39.386 (relating to protective
						grounds of workmen for overhead lines), the workman in charge and those under
						his direction may proceed with work without taking the precautions required on
						or about live parts by this Subchapter.
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 › KILLING SUPPLY EQUIPMENT AND LINES › Section 39.388 - Procedure for other gangs

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Each additional workman in charge desiring the same
						equipment or lines to be killed for the protection of himself or the men under
						his direction shall follow the same procedure as the first workman and secure
						similar protection.
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 §
													49.461 (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 39.389 - Reporting clear-transferring responsibility

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(a) The workman in charge, upon completion of
					 his work, and after assuring himself that men under his direction are in safe
					 positions, shall remove his protective grounds and shall report to the chief
					 operator that tags protecting him may be removed, and shall give his location,
					 and shall report:
"Mr.
and men clear and all grounds removed."
(b) The workman in charge who received the
					 permission to work may transfer this permission and the responsiblilty for men
					 under him by personally informing the chief operator of the proposed transfer.
					 If this is permitted, the name of the successor shall be entered at that time
					 on the tags concerned or in the records of the persons placing the tags and of
					 the chief operator. Thereafter the successor shall report clear and shall be
					 responsible for the safety of the original workmen, so far as this is affected
					 by the removal of tags.
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).