Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Division 2 - GENERAL OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH RULES › Section 437-002-2300 - General

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Application.
			 Division 2/RR covers the operation and maintenance of electric power
			 generation, control, transformation, transmission, and distribution lines and
			 equipment. These provisions apply to:
(a)
			 Power generation, transmission, and distribution installations, including
			 related equipment for the purpose of communication or metering that are
			 accessible only to qualified employees;
Note
to paragraph (1)(a): The types of
				installations covered by this paragraph include the generation, transmission,
				and distribution installations of electric utilities, as well as equivalent
				installations of industrial establishments. This includes facilities producing
				electric energy from other forms of energy, including but not limited to
				thermal, hydroelectric, photovoltaic, wind-generated, wave energy, and chemical
				energy from fuel cells and batteries. Division 2/S covers supplementary
				electric generating equipment that is used to supply a workplace for emergency,
				standby, or similar purposes only.
(b) Other installations at an electric power
			 generating station, as follows:
(A) Fuel and
			 ash handling and processing installations, such as coal conveyors,
(B) Water and steam installations, such as
			 penstocks, pipelines, and tanks, providing a source of energy for electric
			 generators, and
(C) Chlorine and
			 hydrogen systems;
(c)
			 Test sites where employees perform electrical testing involving temporary
			 measurements associated with electric power generation, transmission, and
			 distribution in laboratories, in the field, in substations, and on lines, as
			 opposed to metering, relaying, and routine line work;
(d) Work on, or directly associated with, the
			 installations covered in paragraphs (1)(a) through (1)(C) of this rule; and
(e) Line-clearance tree-trimming
			 performed for the purpose of clearing space around electric power generation,
			 transmission, or distribution lines or equipment and on behalf of an
			 organization that operates, or that controls the operating procedures for,
			 those lines or equipment, as follows:
(A)
			 Entire Division 2/RR, except paragraph (1) of 437-002-2317, applies to
			 line-clearance tree trimming covered by the introductory text to paragraph
			 (1)(e) of 437-002-2300  when performed by qualified employees (those who are
			 knowledgeable in the construction and operation of the electric power
			 generation, transmission, or distribution equipment involved, along with the
			 associated hazards).
(B) Rules
			 437-002-2300(2), (3); 437-002-2301, 437-002-2302, 437-002-2306, 437-002-2310,
			 437-002-2315, and 437-002-2317  of Division 2/RR apply to line-clearance tree
			 trimming covered by the introductory text to paragraph (1)(e) of 437-002-2300  when performed by line-clearance tree trimmers who are not qualified employees.
(f) Notwithstanding
			 paragraph (1)(a) of this rule, Division 2/RR does not apply to electrical
			 installations, electrical safety-related work practices, or electrical
			 maintenance considerations covered by Division 2/S or Division 3/K.
Note
1 to paragraph (1)(f): Oregon OSHA considers
				work practices conforming to 1910.332 through 1910.335 of Division 2/S as
				complying with the electrical safety-related work-practice requirements of
				Division 2/RR identified in Table 1 of Appendix A-2 to Division 2/RR, provided
				that employers are performing the work on a generation or distribution
				installation meeting 1910.303 through 1910.308 of Division 2/S. This table also
				identifies provisions in Division 2/RR that apply to work by qualified persons
				directly on, or associated with, installations of electric power generation,
				transmission, and distribution lines or equipment, regardless of compliance
				with 1910.332 through 1910.335 of Division 2/S.
Note
2 to paragraph (1)(f): Oregon OSHA considers
				work practices performed by qualified persons and conforming to Division 2/RR
				as complying with 1910.333(c) and 1910.335 of Division 2/S.
(g) Division 2/RR applies in addition to all
			 other applicable standards contained in Division 2. Employers covered under
			 Division 2/RR are not exempt from complying with other applicable provisions in
			 Division 2 by the operation of 1910.5(c) of Division 2. Specific references in
			 Division 2/RR to other subdivisions are for emphasis only.
(h) Division 2/RR also covers the
			 construction of electric power transmission and distribution lines and
			 equipment. As used in this Subdivision, the term "construction" includes the
			 erection of new electric transmission and distribution lines and equipment, and
			 the alteration, conversion, and improvement of existing electric transmission
			 and distribution lines and equipment. Division 2/RR applies to safety-related
			 work practices for qualified employees.
(i) This rule applies in addition to all
			 other applicable standards contained in Division 3, relating to construction
			 activities. Employers engaged in construction activities covered under Division
			 2/RR are not exempt from complying with other applicable provisions in Division
			 3 by the operation of 437-003-0005  Additional Applicability, of Division 3/A.
			 Specific references in Division 2/RR to other subdivisions of Division 3 are
			 provided for emphasis only.