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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-37 - Standards for commercial diving operations › Section 296-37-590 - Appendix B to chapter 296-37 WAC - Guidelines for scientific diving

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This appendix contains guidelines that will be used in
				conjunction with WAC
				296-37-510(2)(e)
				 to determine those scientific diving
				programs which are exempt from the requirements for commercial diving. The
				guidelines are as follows:
(1) The
			 diving control board consists of a majority of active scientific divers and has
			 autonomous and absolute authority over scientific diving program's
			 operations.
(2) The purpose of the
			 project using scientific diving is the advancement of science; therefore,
			 information and data resulting from the project are nonproprietary.
(3) The tasks of a scientific diver are those
			 of an observer and data gatherer. Construction and trouble-shooting tasks
			 traditionally associated with commercial diving are not included within
			 scientific diving.
(4) Scientific
			 divers, based on the nature of their activities, must use scientific expertise
			 in studying the underwater environment and, therefore, are scientists or
			 scientists in training.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW and
				  RCW
				  49.17.040, [49.17].050 and [49.17].060.
				  92-22-067 (Order 92-06), § 296-37-590, filed 10/30/92, effective
				  12/8/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-005 - Electrical workers safety rules - Foreword

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The purpose of this chapter is to make the workplace of
				electrical employees as free from recognized hazards as reasonably possible.
				Following these rules may sometimes require that employee safety receive a
				higher priority than speed and work performance. These rules exist to provide
				employee safety, so employees are expected, in good faith, to follow the
				provisions of this chapter. This chapter is not intended to be a complete job
				description nor is it expected that the chapter covers every hazard that an
				employee may encounter. When a hazard exists that is not covered by this
				chapter, the leadworker and employees are expected, in good faith, to mutually
				discuss the hazard and agree how to perform the work with the greatest degree
				of safety.
The department of labor and industries is the sole and
				paramount administrative agency responsible for the administration and
				interpretation of this chapter and the Washington Industrial Safety and Health
				Act of 1973. If there exists a question as to the meaning of any provision of
				this chapter, such question must first be directed to the department of labor
				and industries and its authorized representatives.
Experience has proven that the majority of injuries and deaths
				are preventable. Most injuries and deaths are not due to defective equipment
				but are due to failure on the part of the employees and those in authority to
				observe safety rules and failure to use safety devices. In the last analysis,
				this chapter is a compilation of experience and common sense. Electrical safety
				requires that the work be properly planned, executed by the use of good
				judgment and under the direction of intelligent supervision.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-005, filed 3/6/98, effective
				  5/6/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-015 - Scope and application

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(1)
			 This chapter covers the operation, maintenance, and construction 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, which are
			 accessible only to qualified electrical employees;
Note:
The types of installations covered by this chapter include
						the generation, transmission, and distribution installations of electric
						utilities, as well as equivalent installations of industrial establishments.
						Trolley maintenance, jumpering, and bypass is also covered by this chapter.
						Supplementary electric generating equipment that is used to supply a workplace
						for emergency, standby, or similar purposes only is covered under Part L of
						chapter 296-24 WAC and WAC
						296-800-280.
(b)
			 Other installations at an electric power generating station, as follows:
(i) Fuel and ash handling and processing
			 installations, such as coal conveyors;
(ii) Water and steam installations, such as
			 penstocks, pipelines, and tanks, providing a source of energy for electric
			 generators; and
(iii) Chlorine and
			 hydrogen systems.
(c)
			 Test sites where electrical testing involving temporary measurements associated
			 with electric power generation, transmission, and distribution is performed 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 subsection (1)(a) through (c) of this section;
			 and
(e) Line-clearance
			 tree-trimming operations, as follows:
(i)
			 This chapter except WAC
			 296-45-455,
			 applies to line-clearance tree-trimming operations performed by qualified
			 electrical employees (those who are knowledgeable in the construction and
			 operation of electric power generation, transmission, or distribution equipment
			 involved, along with the associated hazards).
(ii) WAC
			 296-45-065,
			 296-45-067,
			 296-45-125,
			 296-45-135,
			 296-45-255,
			 296-45-315,
			 296-45-375,
			 and
			 296-45-455
			 through
			 296-45-45530
			 apply to line-clearance tree-trimming operations performed by line-clearance
			 tree trimmers who are not qualified electrical employees.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-025 - Variances

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Under certain circumstances, an employer may obtain a variance
				from the director of the department of labor and industries or an authorized
				representative. Until such time as a variance is granted, the employer and
				employees must comply with the mandatory provisions of this chapter. The
				procedure and requirements for variances are found in chapter 296-900 WAC,
				Administrative rules.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 07-03-163, §
				  296-45-025, filed 1/24/07, effective 4/1/07. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040,[49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-025, filed 3/6/98, effective
				  5/6/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-045 - NESC applicable

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(1)
			 All electric utilities and entities operating transmission and distribution
			 facilities within the state of Washington must design, construct, operate, and
			 maintain their lines and equipment according to the requirements of the 2017
			 National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) (ANSI-C2), parts (1), (2), and (3).
Notes:
The department has copies of the NESC available for
						  review at each service location across the state. To purchase a copy, write
						  to:
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
						  Inc.
(IEEE, Inc.)
445 Hoes Lane
Piscataway, NJ 08855-1331
(2)
			 The employer must ensure that climbing space is provided on all poles and
			 structures. The climbing space must meet the requirements of the 2017 National
			 Electrical Safety Code (NESC) (ANSI-C2), except that Rule 236H does not
			 apply.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 03-17-071, §
				  296-45-045, filed 8/19/03, effective 11/1/03. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040. 99-09-080, § 296-45-045,
				  filed 4/20/99, effective 8/1/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-045, filed 3/6/98, effective
				  5/6/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-055 - Employer's responsibility

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(1)
			 The employer must provide and maintain the necessary protective devices
			 specified in these rules and require the employees to use them
			 properly.
(2) The employer must
			 develop and maintain a hazard communication program as required by chapter
			 296-901 WAC, which will provide information to all employees relative to
			 hazardous chemicals or substances to which they are exposed, or may become
			 exposed, in the course of their employment.
(3) There must be installed and maintained in
			 every fixed establishment employing eight or more persons a safety bulletin
			 board of a size to display and post safety bulletins, newsletters, posters,
			 accident statistics and other safety educational material. It is recommended
			 that safety bulletin boards be painted green and white.
(4) The employer must require the leadworker
			 to observe and enforce all safety rules and furnish a copy of the electrical
			 workers' safety rules to each employee who is covered by these rules.
(5) The employer must appoint only competent
			 workers to supervise other employees and those appointed will be responsible
			 for the safety of the employees under their supervision.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
				  01-11-038, § 296-45-055, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040,[49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-055, filed 3/6/98, effective
				  5/6/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-065 - Training

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(1) Each employee
			 must be trained and proficient in the safety-related work practices, safety
			 procedures, and other safety requirements in this section that pertain to their
			 respective job assignments. Employees must also be trained in and proficient
			 with any other safety practices, including applicable emergency procedures
			 (such as pole top, aerial, manhole, and tree rescue), that are not specifically
			 addressed by this section but that are related to their work and are necessary
			 for their safety.
(2) The degree of
			 training must be determined by the risk of the employee for the hazard
			 involved.
(3) Qualified electrical
			 employees must also be trained and competent in:
(a) The skills and techniques necessary to
			 distinguish exposed live parts from other parts of electric
			 equipment;
(b) The skills and
			 techniques necessary to determine the nominal voltage of exposed live
			 parts;
(c) The minimum approach
			 distances specified in this chapter corresponding to the voltages to which the
			 qualified electrical employee will be exposed and the skills and techniques
			 necessary to maintain those distances;
(d) The proper use of the special
			 precautionary techniques, personal protective equipment, insulating and
			 shielding materials, and insulated tools for working on or near exposed
			 energized parts of electric equipment; and
(e) The recognition of electrical hazards to
			 which the employee may be exposed and the skills and techniques necessary to
			 control or avoid these hazards.
Note:
For the purposes of this section, a person must have this
						training in order to be considered a qualified electrical employee.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-067 - Information transfer

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(1) Host
			 employer responsibilities. Before work begins, the host employer must inform
			 contract employers of:
(a) The characteristics
			 of the host employer's installation that are related to the safety of the work
			 to be performed and are listed in subsection (4)(a) through (e) of this
			 section;
Note:
This subsection requires the host employer to obtain
						information listed in subsection (4)(a) through (e) of this section if it does
						not have this information in existing records.
(b)
			 Conditions that are related to the safety of the work to be performed, that are
			 listed in subsection (4)(f) through (h) of this section, and that are known to
			 the host employer;
Note:
For the purposes of this subsection, the host employer
						need only provide information to contract employers that the host employer can
						obtain from its existing records through the exercise of reasonable diligence.
						This subsection does not require the host employer to make inspections of
						worksite conditions to obtain this information.
(c)
			 Information about the design and operation of the host employer's installation
			 that the contract employer needs to make the assessments required by this
			 chapter; and
Note:
This subsection requires the host employer to obtain
						information about the design and operation of its installation that contract
						employers need to make required assessments if it does not have this
						information in existing records.
(d)
			 Any other information about the design and operation of the host employer's
			 installation that is known by the host employer, that the contract employer
			 requests, and that is related to the protection of the contract employer's
			 employees.
Note:
For the purposes of this subsection, the host employer
						need only provide information to contract employers that the host employer can
						obtain from its existing records through the exercise of reasonable diligence.
						This subsection does not require the host employer to make inspections of
						worksite conditions to obtain this information.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-085 - Leadworker's responsibility

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(1)
			 Every leadworker must understand these and any other applicable safety rules
			 and comply therewith. Lead-workers must require all employees under their
			 direction or supervision to read this chapter and the provisions contained
			 therein and require every employee subject to this chapter to be able to apply
			 this chapter and any provision of this chapter on a day-to-day basis.
(2) Leadworkers must inform employees under
			 their supervision or direction of the type and voltage of circuits on or near
			 which the employees are to work.
(3) Leadworkers must require all employees
			 under their supervision to properly use safety devices and equipment, including
			 barricades, warning flags or signs, or any other device called for to protect
			 employees.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-085, filed 3/6/98, effective
				  5/6/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-095 - Leadworker-employee responsibility

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(1) An
			 employee must protect their climbing and working space at all times if the
			 conductors are so spaced that in climbing or working they will be, or where it
			 is possible to come within, the minimum required distances specified in these
			 rules.
(2) Leadworkers or
			 supervisors must in good faith consider verbal or written reports of hazardous
			 conditions and shall, as soon as practicable, investigate and remedy same if
			 warranted.
(3) When hazards are
			 reported by employees, leadwork-ers and others having authority must accept the
			 report in a cooperative manner, and in no case will an employee be reprimanded
			 or penalized for reporting hazards or potential hazards.
(4) Leadworkers must require all employees
			 under their supervision to keep their belts, spurs, and straps in good working
			 condition. When straps and belts are in poor condition or defective, they must
			 not be used.
(5) Before leaving a
			 job site, leadworkers must correct or arrange to give warning of any condition
			 which might result in injury to employees.
(6) No employee will be permitted or allowed
			 to remain on the job site when under the influence of any intoxicating beverage
			 or controlled substance or substances: Provided, That if an employee is taking
			 prescription medication under the direction of a practicing physician and such
			 prescription does not interfere with the safe performance of the work assigned,
			 such employee may be permitted to work.
(7) No intoxicating beverages or controlled
			 substances will be consumed on the job site other than prescription medication
			 as set forth above.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-095, filed 3/6/98, effective
				  5/6/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-105 - Work required of leadworkers

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(1) A
			 leadworker cannot properly supervise the work and the safety of employees under
			 their direction if required to work as a leadworker and a qualified electrical
			 employee at the same time.
(2)
			 Leadworkers should be constantly alert and must not be required to serve in
			 such dual capacity, except in crews of not more than two qualified electrical
			 employees, in which case they may work as one of the qualified electrical
			 employees.
(3) In crews of two
			 qualified electrical employees or less, each qualified electrical employee may
			 have a groundworker but, if additional qualified electrical employees or
			 ground-workers are added to the crew, the leadworker must confine their
			 activities to supervising the work, as exhibited below:
Type of Crew
Minimum Requirements
2 qualified electrical employees
One qualified electrical employee as person-in-charge.
2 qualified electrical employees plus 1 ground-worker
One qualified electrical employee as person-in-charge or
						climbing lead-worker.
2 qualified electrical employees plus 2 ground-workers
One qualified electrical employee as person-in-charge or
						climbing lead-worker.
2 qualified electrical employees plus any combination of 3
						qualified electrical employees or ground-workers
One nonclimbing lead-worker.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-105, filed 3/6/98, effective
				  5/6/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-115 - Employee's responsibility

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(1)
			 Employees must not engage in horseplay or scuffling while on the job or job
			 site and the employer must not permit horseplay or scuffling while on the job
			 site or otherwise in the course of employment.
(2) During such time as any employee is
			 working on or near any energized line or energized equipment in excess of 600
			 volts there must be no talking or communication other than that which is
			 absolutely necessary and essential for the safe and proper performance of the
			 work. Should there be communication or talk from a person other than an
			 employee, the work must stop until such time as the distraction
			 ceases.
(3) Employees must report
			 any hazardous or potentially hazardous condition, operation, means, or work in
			 a constructive manner and must not engage in personality conflicts.
(4) Neither the employer nor the employees
			 will throw or permit anything to be thrown from elevated position(s) or poles
			 to the ground or lower level, nor must anything be thrown from the ground or
			 lower level to an elevated position, whether that elevated position is on a
			 pole, aerial manlift or otherwise. Tools and loose materials must not be left
			 on poles, crossarms, ladders or other elevated structures or
			 positions.
(5) Employees must
			 report all injuries, regardless of severity, to the employer or designated
			 representative. Report forms furnished by the employer should be
			 used.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-115, filed 3/6/98, effective
				  5/6/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-125 - Medical services and first aid

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The employer must provide medical services and first aid as
				required in WAC
				296-800-150. The
				following requirements also apply:
(1)
			 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first-aid training. When employees are
			 performing work on or associated with exposed lines or equipment energized at
			 50 volts or more, persons trained in first aid including cardiopulmonary
			 resuscitation (CPR) must be available as follows:
(a) For field work involving two or more
			 employees at a work location, at least two trained persons must be available.
			 However, for line-clearance tree trimming operations performed by
			 line-clearance tree trimmers who are not qualified electrical employees, only
			 one trained person need be available if all new employees are trained in first
			 aid, including CPR, within 3 months of their hiring dates.
(b) For fixed work locations such as
			 generating stations, the number of trained persons available must be sufficient
			 to ensure that each employee exposed to electric shock can be reached within 4
			 minutes by a trained person. However, where the existing number of employees is
			 insufficient to meet this requirement (at a remote substation, for example),
			 all employees at the work location will be trained.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-135 - Job briefing

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(1)
			 The employer must ensure that the leadworker conducts a job briefing with the
			 employees involved before they start each job.
(2) The employer must provide the employee in
			 charge of the job with all available information that relates to the
			 determination of existing characteristics and conditions required by WAC
			 296-45-067(4)
			 of this chapter.
(3) The briefing
			 must also cover at the least the following subjects:
(a) Hazards associated with the
			 job;
(b) Work procedures
			 involved;
(c) Special
			 precautions;
(d) Energy source
			 controls; and
(e) Personal
			 protective equipment requirements.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-175 - Hazardous energy control (lockout/tagout) procedures

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The provisions of this section apply to the use of
				lockout/tagout procedures for the control of energy sources in installations
				for the purpose of electric power generation, including related equipment for
				communication or metering. Locking and tagging procedures for the deenergizing
				of electric energy sources which are used exclusively for purposes of
				transmission and distribution are addressed by WAC
				296-45-335.
Note 1:
Installations in electric power generation facilities
							 that are not an integral part of, or inextricably commingled with, power
							 generation processes or equipment are covered under chapter 296-24 WAC.
Note 2:
Lockout and tagging procedures that comply with
							 chapter 296-803 WAC will also be deemed to comply with this section if the
							 procedures address the hazards covered by this section.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050, and
				  49.17.060. 04-15-105, §
				  296-45-175, filed 7/20/04, effective 11/1/04; 98-07-009, § 296-45-175,
				  filed 3/6/98, effective 5/6/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-17505 - Lockout/tagout (hazardous control) program

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(1) The employer must establish a program
			 consisting of energy control procedures, employee training, and periodic
			 inspections to ensure that, before any employee performs any servicing or
			 maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start
			 up, or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or
			 equipment is isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperable.
(2) The employer's energy control program
			 under this section must meet the following requirements:
(a) If an energy isolating device is not
			 capable of being locked out, the employer's program must use a tagout
			 system.
(b) If an energy isolating
			 device is capable of being locked out, the employer's program must use lockout,
			 unless the employer can demonstrate that the use of a tagout system will
			 provide full employee protection as follows:
(i) When a tagout device is used on an energy
			 isolating device which is capable of being locked out, the tagout device must
			 be attached at the same location that the lockout device would have been
			 attached, and the employer must demonstrate that the tagout program will
			 provide a level of safety equivalent to that obtained by the use of a lockout
			 program.
(ii) In demonstrating that
			 a level of safety is achieved in the tagout program equivalent to the level of
			 safety obtained by the use of a lockout program, the employer must demonstrate
			 full compliance with all tagout-related provisions of this standard together
			 with such additional elements as are necessary to provide the equivalent safety
			 available from the use of a lockout device. Additional means to be considered
			 as part of the demonstration of full employee protection must include the
			 implementation of additional safety measures such as the removal of an
			 isolating circuit element, blocking of a controlling switch, opening of an
			 extra disconnecting device, or the removal of a valve handle to reduce the
			 likelihood of inadvertent energizing.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-17510 - Retraining

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(1) Retraining must
			 be provided for all authorized/designated and affected employees whenever there
			 is a change in their job assignments, a change in machines, equipment, or
			 processes that present a new hazard or whenever there is a change in the energy
			 control procedures.
(2) Retraining
			 must also be conducted whenever a periodic inspection reveals, or whenever the
			 employer has reason to believe, that there are deviations from or inadequacies
			 in an employee's knowledge or use of the energy control procedures.
(3) The retraining must reestablish employee
			 proficiency and must introduce new or revised control methods and procedures,
			 as necessary.
(4) The employer must
			 certify that employee training has been accomplished and is being kept up to
			 date. The certification must contain each employee's name and dates of
			 training.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-17510, filed 3/6/98, effective
				  5/6/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-17515 - Protective materials and hardware

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(1) Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks,
			 adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware must be provided by the
			 employer for isolating, securing, or blocking of machines or equipment from
			 energy sources.
(2) Lockout devices
			 and tagout devices must be singularly identified; must be the only devices used
			 for controlling energy; may not be used for other purposes; and must meet the
			 following requirements:
(a) Lockout devices
			 and tagout devices must be capable of withstanding the environment to which
			 they are exposed for the maximum period of time that exposure is
			 expected.
(b) Tagout devices must
			 be constructed and printed so that exposure to weather conditions or wet and
			 damp locations will not cause the tag to deteriorate or the message on the tag
			 to become illegible.
(c) Tagout
			 devices must be so constructed as not to deteriorate when used in corrosive
			 environments.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-17520 - Energy isolation

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Lockout and tagout device application and removal may only be
				performed by the authorized/designated employees who are performing the
				servicing or maintenance.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-17520, filed 3/6/98, effective
				  5/6/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-17525 - Notification

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Affected employees must be notified by the employer or
				authorized/designated employee of the application and removal of lockout or
				tagout devices. Notification will be given before the controls are applied and
				after they are removed from the machine or equipment.
Note:
This section requires that the second notification take
						place before the machine or equipment is reenergized.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-17525, filed 3/6/98, effective
				  5/6/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-17530 - Lockout/tagout application

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The established procedures for the application of energy
				control (the lockout or tagout procedures) must include the following elements
				and actions, and these procedures must be performed in the following
				sequence:
(1) Before an
			 authorized/designated or affected employee turns off a machine or equipment,
			 the authorized/ designated employee must have knowledge of the type and
			 magnitude of the energy, the hazards of the energy to be controlled, and the
			 method or means to control the energy.
(2) The machine or equipment must be turned
			 off or shut down using the procedures established for the machine or equipment.
			 An orderly shutdown must be used to avoid any additional or increased hazards
			 to employees as a result of the equipment stoppage.
(3) All energy isolating devices that are
			 needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment must be physically
			 located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment
			 from energy sources.
(4) Lockout or
			 tagout devices must be affixed to each energy isolating device by
			 authorized/designated employees.
(a) Lockout
			 devices must be attached in a manner that will hold the energy isolating
			 devices in a "safe" or "off" position.
(b) Tagout devices must be affixed in such a
			 manner as will clearly indicate that the operation or movement of energy
			 isolating devices from the "safe" or "off" position is prohibited.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-17535 - Releasing stored energy

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Following the application of lockout or tagout devices to
				energy isolating devices, all potentially hazardous stored or residual energy
				must be relieved, disconnected, restrained, or otherwise rendered safe.
(1) If there is a possibility of
			 reaccumulation of stored energy to a hazardous level, verification of isolation
			 must be continued until the servicing or maintenance is completed or until the
			 possibility of such accumulation no longer exists.
(2) Before starting work on machines or
			 equipment that have been locked out or tagged out, the authorized/designated
			 employee must verify that isolation and deenergiz-ing of the machine or
			 equipment have been accomplished. If normally energized parts will be exposed
			 to contact by an employee while the machine or equipment is deenergized, a test
			 must be performed to ensure that these parts are deenergized.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-17535, filed 3/6/98, effective
				  5/6/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-17540 - Release from lockout/tagout

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Before lockout or tagout devices are removed and energy is
				restored to the machine or equipment, procedures must be followed and actions
				taken by the authorized/designated employees to ensure the following:
(1) The work area must be inspected to ensure
			 that nonessential items have been removed and that machine or equipment
			 components are operationally intact.
(2) The work area must be checked to ensure
			 that all employees have been safely positioned or removed.
(3) After lockout or tagout devices have been
			 removed and before a machine or equipment is started, affected employees must
			 be notified that the lockout or tagout devices have been removed.
(4) Each lockout or tagout device must be
			 removed from each energy isolating device by the authorized/designated employee
			 who applied the lockout or tagout device. However, if that employee is not
			 available to remove it, the device may be removed under the direction of the
			 employer, provided that specific procedures and training for such removal have
			 been developed, documented, and incorporated into the employer's energy control
			 program. The employer must demonstrate that the specific procedure provides a
			 degree of safety equivalent to that provided by the removal of the device by
			 the authorized/designated employee who applied it. The specific procedure must
			 include at least the following elements:
(a)
			 Verification by the employer that the authorized/designated employee who
			 applied the device is not at the facility;
(b) Making all reasonable efforts to contact
			 the authorized/designated employee to inform him or her that his or her lockout
			 or tagout device has been removed; and
(c) Ensuring that the authorized/designated
			 employee has this knowledge before he or she resumes work at that
			 facility.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-17545 - Temporary removal of lock-out/tagout

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
If the lockout or tagout devices must be temporarily removed
				from energy isolating devices and the machine or equipment must be energized to
				test or position the machine, equipment, or component thereof, the following
				sequence of actions must be followed:
(1) Clear the machine or equipment of tools
			 and materials in accordance with this section;
(2) Remove employees from the machine or
			 equipment area in accordance with this section;
(3) Remove the lockout or tagout devices as
			 specified in this section;
(4)
			 Energize and proceed with the testing or positioning; and
(5) Deenergize all systems and reapply energy
			 control measures in accordance with this section to continue the servicing or
			 maintenance.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-17545, filed 3/6/98, effective
				  5/6/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-17550 - Group lockout/tagout

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When servicing or maintenance is performed by a crew, craft,
				department, or other group, they must use a procedure which affords the
				employees a level of protection equivalent to that provided by the
				implementation of a personal lockout or tagout device. Group lockout or tagout
				devices must be used in accordance with the procedures required by the
				following specific requirements:
(1)
			 Primary responsibility must be vested in an authorized/designated employee for
			 a set number of employees working under the protection of a group lockout or
			 tagout device (such as an operations lock);
(2) Provision must be made for the
			 authorized/designated employee to ascertain the exposure status of all
			 individual group members with regard to the lockout or tagout of the machine or
			 equipment;
(3) When more than one
			 crew, craft, department, or other group is involved, assignment of overall
			 job-associated lockout or tagout control responsibility must be given to an
			 authorized/designated employee designated to coordinate affected work forces
			 and ensure continuity of protection; and
(4) Each authorized/designated employee must
			 affix a personal lockout or tagout device to the group lockout device, group
			 lockbox, or comparable mechanism when they begin work and must remove those
			 devices when they stop working on the machine or equipment being serviced or
			 maintained.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040. 99-09-080, § 296-45-17550,
				  filed 4/20/99, effective 8/1/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-17550, filed 3/6/98, effective
				  5/6/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-17555 - Shift changes

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Procedures must be used during shift or personnel changes to
				ensure the continuity of lockout or tagout protection, including provision for
				the orderly transfer of lockout or tagout device protection between off-going
				and on-coming employees, to minimize their exposure to hazards from the
				unexpected energizing or start up of the machine or equipment or from the
				release of stored energy.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-17555, filed 3/6/98, effective
				  5/6/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-17560 - Outside servicing personnel

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Whenever outside servicing personnel are to be engaged in
				activities covered by this section, the on-site employer and the outside
				employer must inform each other of their respective lockout or tagout
				procedures, and each employer must ensure that their personnel understand and
				comply with restrictions and prohibitions of the energy control procedures
				being used.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-17560, filed 3/6/98, effective
				  5/6/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-17565 - Central system operator

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
If energy isolating devices are installed in a central location
				under the exclusive control of a system operator, the following requirements
				apply:
(1) The employer must use a
			 procedure that affords employees a level of protection equivalent to that
			 provided by the implementation of a personal lockout or tagout
			 device.
(2) The system operator
			 must place and remove lockout and tagout devices in place of the
			 authorized/designated employee.
(3)
			 Provisions must be made to identify the authorized/designated employee who is
			 responsible for (that is, being protected by) the lockout or tagout device, to
			 transfer responsibility for lockout and tagout devices, and to ensure that an
			 authorized/designated employee requesting removal or transfer of a lockout or
			 tagout device is the one responsible for it before the device is removed or
			 transferred.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-17565, filed 3/6/98, effective
				  5/6/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-195 - Trenching and excavation

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(1)
			 During excavation or trenching, in order to prevent exposure of employees to
			 the hazards created by damage to dangerous underground facilities, efforts must
			 be made to determine the location of such facilities and work conducted in a
			 manner designed to avoid damage.
(2) Trenching and excavation operations must
			 comply with the provisions of Part N, chapter 296-155 WAC.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-195, filed 3/6/98, effective
				  5/6/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-215 - Underground electrical installations

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
This section provides additional requirements for work on
				underground electrical installations.
(1) Protective barriers, or approved guards
			 and warning signs must be erected before removing manhole covers or making
			 excavations in places accessible to vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
(2) Whenever an opening is made in the
			 street, it must be properly guarded or covered until same is closed and
			 whenever an obstruction is left in the roadway after dark, it must be marked
			 with approved lights, flares or similar devices.
(3) Access. A ladder or other climbing device
			 must be used to enter and exit a manhole or subsurface vault exceeding 4 feet
			 (122 cm) in depth. No employee may climb into or out of a manhole or vault by
			 stepping on cables or hangers.
(4)
			 When work is to be performed in a manhole or unvented vault:
(a) No entry will be permitted unless the
			 atmosphere is found to be safe by testing for the presence of explosive or
			 potentially hazardous gases or fumes.
(b) No entry will be permitted unless the
			 atmosphere has been found safe by testing for oxygen deficiency or forced
			 ventilation is provided.
(c) When
			 unsafe conditions are detected, by testing or other means, the work area must
			 be ventilated and otherwise made safe before entry.
(d) Provisions must be made for a continuous
			 supply of air as provided for in Part L, chapter 296-62 WAC.
(e) When forced ventilation is not used a
			 method of monitoring said manhole or vault so as to prevent the occurrence of
			 oxygen deficiency due to work being performed in said manhole or vault, and to
			 detect the presence of any explosive gases or fumes which may occur while the
			 employees are working in said manhole or vault.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-225 - Underground residential distribution (URD)

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(1) General.
(a) Each employee must be knowledgeable of
			 the equipment provided for their use and must at all times use this equipment
			 only for the purpose intended.
(b)
			 U.R.D. cables which are properly insulated for the voltages to which they are
			 energized must be considered as an effective barrier to protect the employees
			 and table two need not apply.
(i) Workers
			 will take adequate precautions to avoid physical contact with energized U.R.D.
			 cable by using approved procedures and/or protective devices.
(ii) When handling energized U.R.D. primary
			 cables, the work must be done with approved tools and/or procedures by two
			 qualified electrical employees. Switching is exempt from this rule.
(iii) When energized terminators or
			 load-break elbows are handled by a hot stick, there must be two qualified
			 electrical employees at the scene.
(c) When energized pad-mounted transformers
			 or similar equipment are to be left unlocked and open, they must be attended by
			 a designated employee.
(d) Approved
			 tools and procedures must be used to remove any debris, vines, weeds, etc.,
			 from an underground system.
(e) A
			 primary and secondary system neutral on any energized circuit must not be
			 opened under any circumstances except for testing.
(f) Primary and secondary neutrals must be
			 firmly connected and grounded before the circuit or equipment is
			 energized.
(g) Where different
			 phases are in the same vault, enclosures, or parked in some manner that they
			 could be looped, these phases must be marked or identified.
(h) Bayonet fuses:
(i) Bayonet fuses must not be closed into
			 suspected faults or overloads.
(ii)
			 Submersible U.G. transformer installations will require other methods of
			 energizing or deenergizing and bayonet fuses must not be used for this
			 purpose.
(iii) Bayonet fuses must
			 only be operated after pad-mount transformers have been properly
			 vented.
(iv) Bayonet fuses must
			 only be operated in accordance with manufacturing design and rating
			 capabilities.