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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-25505 - Personal protective equipment

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(1) General. Personal protective equipment
			 (PPE) must meet the requirements of chapter 296-24 WAC, Part L and the PPE
			 requirements in chapter 296-800 WAC. PPE required by these chapters or a hazard
			 assessment will be provided by the employer at no cost to the
			 employee.
(2) All protective hats
			 must be in accordance with the specifications of ANSI Z89.1-2014, American
			 National Standard for Industrial Head Protection , Class E, and must be worn at
			 the job site by employees who are exposed to overhead or electrical
			 hazards.
(3) Goggles, hearing
			 protection, respirators, rubber gloves, and other such personal protective
			 devices must not be interchanged among employees unless they have been
			 sanitized.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 09-05-071, §
				  296-45-25505, filed 2/17/09, effective 4/1/09. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,[49.17].040 , and [49.17].050.
				  01-11-038, § 296-45-25505, 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, § 296-45-25505, 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 296-45-25510 - Fall protection

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(1)
			 Personal fall arrest systems must meet the requirements of chapter 296-880 WAC,
			 Unified safety standards for fall protection.
(2) Personal fall arrest equipment used by
			 employees who are exposed to hazards from flames or electric arcs, as
			 determined by the employer under WAC
			 296-45-325(13),
			 must be capable of passing a drop test equivalent to that required by
			 subsection (3)(l) of this section after exposure to an electric arc with a heat
			 energy of 40±5 cal/cm2.
(3) Body belts and positioning straps for
			 work-positioning equipment must meet the following requirements:
(a) Hardware for body belts and positioning
			 straps must meet the following requirements:
(i) Hardware must be made of drop-forged
			 steel, pressed steel, formed steel, or equivalent material.
(ii) Hardware must have a corrosion-resistant
			 finish.
(iii) Hardware surfaces
			 must be smooth and free of sharp edges.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-275 - Ladders, platforms, and manhole steps

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(1) General. Requirements for ladders
			 contained in chapter 296-876 WAC apply, except as specifically noted in
			 subsection (2) of this section.
(2)
			 Special ladders and platforms. Portable ladders and platforms used on
			 structures or conductors in conjunction with overhead line work need not meet
			 chapter 296-876 WAC. However, these ladders and platforms must meet the
			 following requirements:
(a) Ladders and
			 platforms must be secured to prevent their becoming accidentally
			 dislodged.
(b) Ladders and
			 platforms must not be loaded in excess of the working loads for which they are
			 designed.
(c) Ladders and platforms
			 may be used only in applications for which they were designed.
(d) In the configurations in which they are
			 used, ladders and platforms must be capable of supporting without failure at
			 least 2.5 times the maximum intended load.
(e) All ladders must be handled and stored in
			 such a manner as to prevent damage to the ladder.
(f) When ascending or descending a ladder,
			 the employee must face the ladder and have free use of both hands.
(g) All defective ladders must be taken out
			 of service and labeled as defective.
(h) When a ladder is being used which is not
			 fixed or otherwise secured, there must be an attendant to hold the ladder and
			 watch traffic when the work is being done on streets, alleys, sidewalks, or in
			 industrial plants or other places where there exists the possibility of
			 accidental contact with the ladder by third persons or vehicles.
(i) When working on the ladder, employees
			 must, where possible, tie the top of the ladder to a substantial object to
			 prevent falling unless the ladder is equipped with approved hooks which may be
			 used for the same purpose.
(j)
			 Portable ladders must not be moved with employees on the ladder.
(k) No employee must ascend or descend a
			 rolling ladder while it is moving.
(l) No employee must stand on the top two
			 steps of a step ladder.
(m) No
			 employee must use a step ladder as a straight ladder.
(n) Ladders must always be placed on a secure
			 footing with both legs resting firmly on the lower surface.
(o) Ladders made by fastening cleats or
			 similar devices across a single rail must not be used.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-285 - Hand, and portable powered tools

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(1) General requirements.
(a) The employer must assure that each hand
			 and portable powered tool, including any tool provided by an employee, is
			 maintained in serviceable condition.
(b) The employer must assure that each tool,
			 including any tool provided by an employee, is inspected before initial use
			 during each workshift. At a minimum, the inspection must include the following:
(i) Handles and guards, to assure that they
			 are sound, tight-fitting, properly shaped, free of splinters and sharp edges,
			 and in place;
(ii) Controls, to
			 assure proper function;
(iii) Heads
			 of shock, impact-driven and driving tools, to assure that there is no
			 mushrooming;
(iv) Cutting edges, to
			 assure that they are sharp and properly shaped; and
(v) All other safety devices, to assure that
			 they are in place and function properly.
(c) The employer must assure that each tool
			 is used only for purposes for which it has been designed.
(d) When the head of any shock, impact-driven
			 or driving tool begins to chip, it must be repaired or removed from
			 service.
(e) The cutting edge of
			 each tool must be sharpened in accordance with manufacturer's specifications
			 whenever it becomes dull during the workshift.
(f) Each tool must be stored in the provided
			 location when not being used at a work site.
(g) Racks, boxes, holsters or other means
			 must be provided, arranged and used for the transportation of tools so that a
			 hazard is not created for any vehicle operator or passenger.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-295 - Gasoline engine power chain saws

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(1) Each chain saw placed into initial
			 service after February 9, 1995, must be equipped with a chain brake and must
			 otherwise meet the requirements of the ANSI B175.1-2012 "Safety Requirements
			 for Gasoline-Powered Chain Saws." Each chain saw placed into service before
			 February 9, 1995, must be equipped with a protective device that minimizes
			 chain saw kickback, i.e., reduced kickback bar, chains, bar tip guard or chain
			 brake. No chain-saw kickback device must be removed or otherwise
			 disabled.
(2) Gasoline-engine power
			 saw operations must meet the requirements of WAC
			 296-54-537(10).
(3) The chain saw must be operated and
			 adjusted in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
(4) The employer must ensure that each chain
			 saw, including any chain saw provided by an employee, is inspected before
			 initial use during each workshift. At a minimum, the inspection must include
			 the following:
(a) Chain-saw chains, to assure
			 proper adjustment;
(b) Chain-saw
			 mufflers, to assure that they are operational and in place;
(c) Chain brakes and nose shielding devices,
			 to assure that they are in place and function properly;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-305 - Live-line tools

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(1) Design of
			 tools. Live-line tool rods, tubes, and poles must be designed and constructed
			 to withstand the following minimum tests:
(a)
			 100, 000 volts per foot (3281 volts per centimeter) of length for 5 minutes if
			 the tool is made of fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP); or
(b) 75, 000 volts per foot (2461 volts per
			 centimeter) of length for 3 minutes if the tool is made of wood; or
(c) Other tests that the employer can
			 demonstrate are equivalent.
Note:
Live-line tools using rod and tube that meet ASTM F711-02
						(2013), Standard Specification for Fiberglass-Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Rod and
						Tube Used in Live-Line Tools, conform to subsection (1)(a) of this section.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-315 - Materials handling and storage

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(1) General. Material handling and storage
			 must conform to the requirements of chapter 296-24 WAC, Part D.
(2) Materials storage near energized lines or
			 equipment. In areas not restricted to qualified electrical employees only,
			 materials or equipment cannot be stored closer to energized lines or exposed
			 energized parts of equipment than the following distances plus an amount
			 providing for the maximum sag and side swing of all conductors and providing
			 for the height and movement of material handling equipment:
(a) For lines and equipment energized at 50
			 kV or less, the distance is 10 feet (305 cm).
(b) For lines and equipment energized at more
			 than 50 kV, the distance is 10 feet (305 cm) plus 4 inches (10 cm) for every 10
			 kV over 50 kV.
(c) In areas
			 restricted to qualified electrical employees, material cannot be stored within
			 the working space about energized lines or equipment.
Note:
Requirements for the size of the working space are
						contained in WAC
						296-45-475(1)
						and
						296-45-48515.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-335 - Deenergizing lines and equipment for employee protection

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(1) Application. This section applies to the
			 deenergizing of transmission and distribution lines and equipment for the
			 purpose of protecting employees. Control of hazardous energy sources used in
			 the generation of electric energy is covered in WAC
			 296-45-175.
			 Conductors and parts of electric equipment that have been deener-gized under
			 procedures other than those required by WAC
			 296-45-175
			 or 296-45-335, as applicable, must be treated as energized.
(2) "General."
(a) If a system operator is in charge of the
			 lines or equipment and their means of disconnection, all of the requirements of
			 subsection (3) of this section must be observed, in the order given.
(b) If no system operator is in charge of the
			 lines or equipment and their means of disconnection, one employee in the crew
			 must be designated as being in charge of the clearance. All of the requirements
			 of subsection (3) of this section apply, in the order given, except as provided
			 in subsection (2)(c) of this section. The employee in charge of the clearance
			 must take the place of the system operator, as necessary.
(c) If only one crew will be working on the
			 lines or equipment and if the means of disconnection is accessible and visible
			 to and under the sole control of the employee in charge of the clearance,
			 subsection (3)(a), (c), and (d) of this section do not apply. Additionally,
			 tags required by the remaining provisions of subsection (3) of this section
			 need not be used.
(d) Any
			 disconnecting means that are accessible to persons outside the employer's
			 control (for example, the general public) must be rendered inoperable while
			 they are open for the purpose of protecting employees.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-345 - Grounding for the protection of employees

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(1) Application. This section applies to the
			 grounding of transmission and distribution lines and equipment for the purpose
			 of protecting employees. Subsection (4) of this section also applies to the
			 protective grounding of other equipment as required elsewhere in this
			 section.
(2) General. For the
			 employee to work lines or equipment as deenergized, the lines or equipment must
			 be deenergized under the provisions of WAC
			 296-45-335
			 and must be grounded as specified in subsections (3) through (9) of this
			 section. However, if the employer can demonstrate that installation of a ground
			 is impracticable or that the conditions resulting from the installation of a
			 ground would present greater hazards than working without grounds, the lines
			 and equipment may be treated as deenergized provided all of the following
			 conditions are met:
(a) The lines and
			 equipment have been deenergized under the provisions of WAC
			 296-45-335.
(b) There is no possibility of contact with
			 another energized source.
(c) The
			 hazard of induced voltage is not present.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-355 - Underground grounding

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* In subsection (3), replaced the word "worker" with the word
				"employee" for consistency.
(1)
			 Grounding. A capacitance charge can remain in the high voltage cables after it
			 has been disconnected from the circuit and a static-type arc can occur when
			 grounds are applied to such cables.
(2) When work is to be done on cables or
			 equipment of a high-voltage underground system, precautions to prevent
			 back-feed must be taken. This must include either isolating or grounding of the
			 secondary conductors.
(3) After
			 grounding the cable, if the employee is to work on cable between terminations,
			 they must first spike the cable or use other approved methods of testing. If
			 the cable is to be cut, it must be cut only with approved hot
			 cutters.
(4) Additional
			 precautions. When work is performed on a cable at a location remote from the
			 cable terminal, the cable cannot be grounded at the cable terminal if there is
			 a possibility of hazardous transfer of potential should a fault
			 occur.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-355, 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 296-45-365 - Testing and test facilities

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(1)
			 Application. This section provides for safe work practices for high-voltage and
			 high-power testing performed in laborato- ries, shops, and substations, and in
			 the field and on electric transmission and distribution lines and equipment. It
			 applies only to testing involving interim measurements utilizing high voltage,
			 high power, or combinations of both, and not to testing involving continuous
			 measurements as in routine metering, relaying, and normal line work.
Note:
Routine inspection and maintenance measurements made by
						qualified electrical employees are considered to be routine line work and are
						not included in the scope of this section, as long as the hazards related to
						the use of intrinsic high-voltage or high-power sources require only the normal
						precautions associated with routine operation and maintenance work required in
						the other subsections of this section. Two typical examples of such excluded
						test work procedures are "phasing-out" testing and testing for a "no-voltage"
						condition.
(2)
			 General requirements.
(a) The employer must
			 establish and enforce work practices for the protection of each worker from the
			 hazards of high-voltage or high-power testing at all test areas, temporary and
			 permanent. Such work practices must include, as a minimum, test area guarding,
			 grounding, and the safe use of measuring and control circuits. A means
			 providing for periodic safety checks of field test areas must also be
			 included.
(b) Employees must be
			 trained in safe work practices upon their initial assignment to the test area,
			 with periodic reviews and updates provided as required by subsections of this
			 section.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-375 - Mechanical equipment, including aerial manlift equipment

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(1) General requirements.
(a) Other applicable requirements. Mechanical
			 equipment must be operated in accordance with applicable requirements in other
			 chapters, including chapter 296-155 WAC, Parts L, M, and R, and chapter 296-869
			 WAC, except that WAC
			 296-155-605(1)(h)
			 and
			 296-155-77100(1)(h)
			 do not apply to operations performed by qualified electrical
			 employees.
(b) The critical safety
			 components of mechanical elevating and rotating equipment must receive a
			 thorough visual inspection and operational test before use on each shift.
Note:
Critical safety components of mechanical elevating and
						rotating equipment are components whose failure would result in a free fall or
						free rotation of the boom.
(c) No
			 vehicular equipment having an obstructed view to the rear may be operated on
			 off-highway job sites where any employee is exposed to the hazards created by
			 the moving vehicle, unless:
(i) The vehicle
			 has a reverse signal alarm audible above the surrounding noise level;
			 or
(ii) The vehicle is backed up
			 only when a designated employee signals that it is safe to do so.
(d) The operator of an electric
			 line truck cannot leave their position at the controls while a load is
			 suspended, unless the employer can demonstrate that no employee (including the
			 operator) might be endangered.
(e)
			 Rubber-tired, self-propelled scrapers, rubber-tired front-end loaders,
			 rubber-tired dozers, wheel-type agricultural and industrial tractors,
			 crawler-type tractors, crawler-type loaders, and motor graders, with or without
			 attachments, must have rollover protective structures that meet the
			 requirements of chapter 296-155 WAC, Part V.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-385 - Overhead lines

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This section provides additional requirements for work
				performed on or near overhead lines and equipment.
(1) General.
(a) Before elevated structures and adjacent
			 structures, such as poles or towers of the adjacent supporting poles,
			 structures, and conductor supporting hardware, are subjected to such stresses
			 as climbing or the installation or removal of equipment may impose, the
			 employer must ascertain that the structures are capable of sustaining the
			 additional or unbalanced stresses. If the pole or other structure cannot
			 withstand the loads which will be imposed, it must be braced or otherwise
			 supported so as to prevent failure.
Note:
Appendix C of this chapter contains test methods that can
						be used in ascertaining whether a wood pole is capable of sustaining the forces
						that would be imposed by an employee climbing the pole. This section also
						requires the employer to ascertain that the pole can sustain all other forces
						that will be imposed by the work to be performed.
(b)
			 When poles are set, moved, or removed near exposed energized overhead
			 conductors, the pole must not contact the conductors.
(c) When a pole is set, moved, or removed
			 near an exposed energized overhead conductor, the employer must ensure that
			 each employee wears electrical protective equipment or uses insulated devices
			 when handling the pole and that no employee contacts the pole with uninsulated
			 parts of their body.
(d) To protect
			 employees from falling into holes into which poles are to be placed, the holes
			 must be attended by employees or physically guarded whenever anyone is working
			 nearby.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-455 - Line-clearance tree-trimming operations

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This section provides additional requirements for
				line-clearance tree-trimming operations and for equipment used in these
				operations.
This section does not apply to qualified electrical
				employees.
(1) Before an employee
			 climbs, enters, or works around any tree, a determination must be made of the
			 nominal voltage of electric power lines posing a hazard to employees. However,
			 a determination of the maximum nominal voltage to which an employee will be
			 exposed may be made instead, if all lines are considered as energized at this
			 maximum voltage.
(2) There must be
			 a second line-clearance tree trimmer within normal, unassisted voice
			 communication under any of the following conditions:
(a) If a line-clearance tree trimmer is to
			 approach more closely than 10 feet (305 cm) any conductor or electrical
			 apparatus energized at more than 600 volts; or
(b) If branches or limbs being removed are
			 closer to lines energized at more than 600 volts than the distances listed in
			 Table 2, located in WAC
			 296-45-325;
			 or
(c) If roping is necessary to
			 remove branches or limbs near such conductors or apparatus.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-45505 - Brush chippers

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(1)
			 Brush chip pers must be equipped with a locking device in the ignition
			 system.
(2) Access panels for
			 maintenance and adjustment of the chipper blades and associated drive train
			 must be in place and secure during operation of the equipment. Servicing and
			 maintenance must be performed according to chapter 296-803 WAC, Lockout/tagout
			 (control of hazardous energy).
(3)
			 Brush chippers not equipped with a mechanical infeed system must be equipped
			 with an infeed hopper of length sufficient to prevent employees from contacting
			 the blades or knives of the machine during operation.
(4) Trailer chippers detached from trucks
			 must be chocked or otherwise secured.
(5) Each employee in the immediate area of an
			 operating chipper feed table must wear personal protective equipment as
			 required by WAC
			 296-45-25505
			 of this chapter.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-45505, 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 296-45-45510 - Sprayers and related equipment

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(1) Walking and working surfaces of sprayers
			 and related equipment must be covered with slip-resistant material. If slipping
			 hazards cannot be eliminated, slip-resistant footwear or handrails and stair
			 rails meeting the requirements of chapter 296-24 WAC, Part J-1, and WAC
			 296-800-260 may be used
			 instead of slip-resistant material.
(2) Equipment on which employees stand to
			 spray while the vehicle is in motion must be equipped with guardrails around
			 the working area. The guardrail must be constructed in accordance with chapter
			 296-24 WAC, Part J-1 and WAC
			 296-800-260.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
				  01-11-038, § 296-45-45510, 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, § 296-45-45510, 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 296-45-45515 - Stump cutters

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(1) Stump
			 cutters must be equipped with enclosures or guards to protect
			 employees.
(2) Each employee in the
			 immediate area of stump grinding operations (including the stump cutter
			 operator) must wear personal protective equipment as required by WAC
			 296-45-25505.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-45515, 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 296-45-45520 - Backpack power units for use in pruning and clearing

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(1) While a backpack power unit is running,
			 no one other than the operator may be within 10 feet (305 cm) of the cutting
			 head of a brush saw.
(2) A backpack
			 power unit must be equipped with a quick shutoff switch readily accessible to
			 the operator.
(3) Backpack power
			 unit engines must be stopped for all cleaning, refueling, adjustments, and
			 repairs to the saw or motor, except as the manufacturer's servicing procedures
			 require otherwise.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-45520, 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 296-45-45525 - Rope

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(1) Climbing ropes
			 must be used by employees working aloft in trees. These ropes must have a
			 minimum diameter of 0.5 inch (1.2 cm) with a minimum breaking strength of 2300
			 pounds (10.2 kN). Synthetic rope must have elasticity of not more than 7
			 percent.
(2) Rope must be inspected
			 before each use and, if unsafe (for example, because of damage or defect),
			 cannot be used.
(3) Rope must be
			 stored away from cutting edges and sharp tools. Rope contact with corrosive
			 chemicals, gas, and oil must be avoided.
(4) When stored, rope must be coiled and
			 piled, or must be suspended, so that air can circulate through the
			 coils.
(5) Rope ends must be
			 secured to prevent their unraveling.
(6) Climbing rope must not be spliced to
			 effect repair.
(7) A rope that is
			 wet, that is contaminated to the extent that its insulating capacity is
			 impaired, or that is otherwise not considered to be insulated for the voltage
			 involved cannot be used near exposed energized lines.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-45525, 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 296-45-45530 - Fall protection

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Each employee must be tied in with a climbing rope and safety
				saddle when the employee is working above the ground in a tree, unless they are
				ascending into the tree.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-45530, 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 296-45-465 - Communication facilities

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(1)
			 Microwave transmission. The employer must ensure that no employee looks into an
			 open waveguide or antenna that is connected to an energized microwave
			 source.
(2) If the electromagnetic
			 radiation level within an accessible area associated with microwave
			 communications systems exceeds the radiation protection guide given in chapter
			 296-62 WAC, Part J-1. The area must be posted with the warning symbol described
			 in chapter 296-62 WAC, Part J-1. The lower half of the warning symbol must
			 include the following statements or ones that the employer can demonstrate are
			 equivalent:
Radiation in this area may exceed hazard limitations and
				special precautions are required. Obtain specific instruction before
				entering.
(3) When an
			 employee works in an area where the electromagnetic radiation could exceed the
			 radiation protection guide, the employer must institute measures that ensure
			 that the employee's exposure is not greater than that permitted by that guide.
			 Such measures may include administrative and engineering controls and personal
			 protective equipment.
(4) Power
			 line carrier. Power line carrier work, including work on equipment used for
			 coupling carrier current to power line conductors, must be performed in
			 accordance with the requirements of this section pertaining to work on
			 energized lines.
Note:
Additional information relating to radio frequency
						radiation exposure can be found in WAC
						296-32-22572
						and
						296-32-22574.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-465, 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 296-45-485 - Power generation

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
This section provides additional requirements and related work
				practices for power generating plants.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-485, 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 296-45-48505 - Interlocks and other safety devices

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Interlocks and other safety devices must
			 be maintained in a safe, operable condition.
(2) No interlock or other safety device may
			 be modified to defeat its function, except for test, repair, or adjustment of
			 the device.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-48505, 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 296-45-48510 - Changing brushes

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Before exciter or generator brushes are changed while the
				generator is in service, the exciter or generator field must be checked to
				determine whether a ground condition exists. The brushes cannot be changed
				while the generator is energized if a ground condition
				exists.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-48510, 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 296-45-48515 - Access and working space

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Sufficient access and working space must be provided and
				maintained about electric equipment to permit ready and safe operation and
				maintenance of such equipment.
Note:
Guidelines for the dimensions of access and workspace
						about electric equipment in generating stations are contained in American
						National Standard-National Electrical Safety Code, ANSI C2-2017. Installations
						meeting the ANSI provisions comply with this section. An installation that does
						not conform to this ANSI standard will, nonetheless, be considered as complying
						with this section if the employer can demonstrate that the installation
						provides ready and safe access based on the following evidence:
* That the installation conforms to the edition of ANSI C2
				that was in effect at the time the installation was made;
* That the configuration of the installation enables employees
				to maintain the minimum approach distances required by this section while they
				work on exposed, energized parts; and
* That the precautions taken when work is performed on the
				installation provide protection equivalent to the protection that would be
				provided by access and working space meeting ANSI C2-2017.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-48515, 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 296-45-48520 - Guarding of rooms containing electric supply equipment

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Rooms and spaces in which electric supply
			 lines or equipment are installed must meet the requirements of this section
			 under the following conditions:
(a) If exposed
			 live parts operating at 50 to 150 volts to ground are located within eight feet
			 of the ground or other working surface inside the room or space;
(b) If live parts operating at 151 to 600
			 volts and located within eight feet of the ground or other working surface
			 inside the room or space are guarded only by location, as permitted under this
			 section; or
(c) If live parts
			 operating at more than 600 volts are located within the room or space; unless:
(i) The live parts are enclosed within
			 grounded, metal-enclosed equipment whose only openings are designed so that
			 foreign objects inserted in these openings will be deflected from energized
			 parts; or
(ii) The live parts are
			 installed at a height above ground and any other working surface that provides
			 protection at the voltage to which they are energized corresponding to the
			 protection provided by an eight-foot height at 50 volts.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-48525 - Guarding of energized parts

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
			 Guards must be provided around all live parts operating at more than 150 volts
			 to ground without an insulating covering, unless the location of the live parts
			 gives sufficient horizontal or vertical or a combination of these clearances to
			 minimize the possibility of accidental employee contact.
Note:
Guidelines for the dimensions of clearance distances about
						electric equipment in generating stations are contained in American National
						Standard-National Electrical Safety Code, ANSI C2-2017. Installations meeting
						the ANSI provisions comply with this section. An installation that does not
						conform to this ANSI standard will, nonetheless, be considered as complying
						with this section if the employer can demonstrate that the installation
						provides sufficient clearance based on the following evidence:
* That the installation conforms to the edition of ANSI C2
				that was in effect at the time the installation was made;
* That each employee is isolated from energized parts at the
				point of closest approach; and
* That the precautions taken when work is performed on the
				installation provide protection equivalent to the protection that would be
				provided by horizontal and vertical clearances meeting ANSI C2-2017.
(2) Except for fuse replacement or
			 other necessary access by qualified electrical employees, the guarding of
			 energized parts within a compartment must be maintained during operation and
			 maintenance functions to prevent accidental contact with energized parts and to
			 prevent tools or other equipment from being dropped on energized
			 parts.
(3) When guards are removed
			 from energized equipment, barriers must be installed around the work area to
			 prevent employees who are not working on the equipment, but who are in the
			 area, from contacting the exposed live parts.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-48525, 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 296-45-48530 - Water or steam spaces

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The following requirements apply to work in water and steam
				spaces associated with boilers:
(1) A
			 designated employee must inspect conditions before work is permitted and after
			 its completion. Eye protection, or full face protection if necessary, must be
			 worn at all times when condenser, heater, or boiler tubes are being
			 cleaned.
(2) Where it is necessary
			 for employees to work near tube ends during cleaning, shielding must be
			 installed at the tube ends.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-48530, 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 296-45-48535 - Chemical cleaning of boilers and pressure vessels

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The following requirements apply to chemical cleaning of
				boilers and pressure vessels:
(1)
			 Areas where chemical cleaning is in progress must be cordoned off to restrict
			 access during cleaning. If flammable liquids, gases, or vapors or combustible
			 materials will be used or might be produced during the cleaning process, the
			 following requirements also apply:
(a) The
			 area must be posted with signs restricting entry and warning of the hazards of
			 fire and explosion; and
(b)
			 Smoking, welding, and other possible ignition sources are prohibited in these
			 restricted areas.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-45 - Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution › Section 296-45-48540 - Chlorine systems

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Chlorine
			 system enclosures must be posted with signs restricting entry and warning of
			 the hazard to health and the hazards of fire and explosion.
Note:
See chapter 296-62 WAC for requirements necessary to
						protect the health of employees from the effects of chlorine.
(2)
			 Only designated employees may enter the restricted area. Additionally, the
			 number of personnel must be limited to those necessary to accomplish the task
			 safely.
(3) Emergency repair kits
			 must be available near the shelter or enclosure to allow for the prompt repair
			 of leaks in chlorine lines, equipment, or containers.
(4) Before repair procedures are started,
			 chlorine tanks, pipes, and equipment must be purged with dry air and isolated
			 from other sources of chlorine.
(5)
			 The employer must ensure that chlorine is not mixed with materials that would
			 react with the chlorine in a dangerously exothermic or other hazardous
			 manner.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-48540, 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 296-45-48545 - Boilers

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Before internal
			 furnace or ash hopper repair work is started, overhead areas must be inspected
			 for possible falling objects. If the hazard of falling objects exists, overhead
			 protection such as planking or nets must be provided.
(2) When opening an operating boiler door,
			 employees must stand clear of the opening of the door to avoid the heat blast
			 and gases which may escape from the boiler.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-48545, 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 296-45-48550 - Turbine generators

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
			 Smoking and other ignition sources are prohibited near hydrogen or hydrogen
			 sealing systems, and signs warning of the danger of explosion and fire must be
			 posted.
(2) Excessive hydrogen
			 makeup or abnormal loss of pressure must be considered as an emergency and
			 shall be corrected immediately.
(3)
			 A sufficient quantity of inert gas must be available to purge the hydrogen from
			 the largest generator.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-48550, 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 296-45-48560 - Hydroplants and equipment

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Employees working on or close to water gates, valves, intakes,
				forebays, flumes, or other locations where increased or decreased water flow or
				levels may pose a significant hazard must be warned and must vacate such
				dangerous areas before water flow changes are made.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-48560, 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 296-45-525 - Special conditions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-525, 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 296-45-52505 - Capacitors

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The following additional requirements apply to work on
				capacitors and on lines connected to capacitors.
Note:
See WAC
						296-45-335
						through
						296-45-345
						for requirements pertaining to the deenergizing and grounding of capacitor
						installations.
(1) Before
			 employees work on capacitors, the capacitors must be disconnected from
			 energized sources and, after a wait of at least 5 minutes from the time of
			 disconnection, short-circuited.
(2)
			 Before the units are handled, each unit in series-parallel capacitor banks must
			 be short-circuited between all terminals and the capacitor case or its rack. If
			 the cases of capacitors are on ungrounded substation racks, the racks must be
			 bonded to ground.
(3) Any line to
			 which capacitors are connected must be short-circuited before it is considered
			 deenergized.
(4) After removal from
			 service, short circuits must remain on capacitors in storage until returned to
			 service.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-52505, 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 296-45-52510 - Current transformer secondaries

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The secondary of a current transformer cannot be opened while
				the transformer is energized. If the primary of the current transformer cannot
				be deenergized before work is performed on an instrument, a relay, or other
				section of a current transformer secondary circuit, the circuit must be bridged
				so that the current transformer secondary will not be opened.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-52510, 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 296-45-52515 - Series streetlighting

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) If
			 the open-circuit voltage exceeds 600 volts, the series streetlight-ing circuit
			 must be worked in accordance with WAC
			 296-45-215
			 or
			 296-45-385, as
			 appropriate.
(2) A series loop may
			 only be opened after the street-lighting transformer has been deenergized and
			 isolated from the source of supply or after the loop is bridged to avoid an
			 open-circuit condition.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-52515, 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 296-45-52520 - Illumination

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Sufficient illumination must be provided to enable the employee
				to perform the work safely.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-52520, 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 296-45-52525 - Protection against drowning

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
			 Whenever an employee may be pulled or pushed or may fall into water where the
			 danger of drowning exists, the employee will be provided with and must use U.S.
			 Coast Guard approved personal flotation devices.
(2) Each personal flotation device must be
			 maintained in safe condition and must be inspected frequently enough to ensure
			 that it does not have rot, mildew, water saturation, or any other condition
			 that could render the device unsuitable for use.
(3) An employee may cross streams or other
			 bodies of water only if a safe means of passage, such as a bridge, is
			 provided.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050 and
				  [49.17].060. 98-07-009, § 296-45-52525, filed 3/6/98, effective
				  5/6/98.