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Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution and Electrical Protective Equipment – Final Rule Updated 2-18-2015

Effective Dates and Best Practice Revisions based on the Final RuleSlide2

Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution and Electrical Protective Equipment – Final Rule

Updated 2-18-2015

Final Rule was Published on

April 11, 2014

Became Effective

July 10, 2014

Temporary Enforcement Policies were issued on:

June 20, 2014

Extended on

October 28, 2014

and

December 16, 2014

Revoked Temporary Citation Policy on

February 18, 2015Slide3

29 CFR 1910.269 and 29 CFR 1926 Subpart VEnforcement Dates

Training –

No Enforcement Delays per final rule but

OSHA will not site employers that are training according to the Best Practices for the training provision necessary to comply with the Final Rule.Slide4

29 CFR 1910.269 and 29 CFR 1926 Subpart VEnforcement Dates

Information Transfer

No Citations will be issued to host employers under the information transfer provisions provided that after

April 30, 2015

they provide all information other than maximum switching-transient voltages required by the standards. Slide5

29 CFR 1910.269 and 29 CFR 1926 Subpart VEnforcement Dates

Information Transfer

ET&D Best Practice

PRACTICE DESCRIPTION:

Contractor will ensure that the information (included but not necessarily limited too) listed on the attached form (or other types of records that provide to accomplish the objective of ‘information transfer’) has been collected from the Host employer and communicated to the person in charge of related tasks.

The contractor must communicate hazardous conditions to the Host Employer unrelated to the original scope of work that were not communicated by the host during the information transfer and

that will not be abated/corrected by the contractor. The form provided is an example of how to document this communication. Slide6

29 CFR 1910.269 and 29 CFR 1926 Subpart VEnforcement Dates

Job Briefing

No Citations until

April 30, 2015

of the standards that require the employer to provide employee in charge with all available information on

existing

characteristics and conditions.Slide7

29 CFR 1910.269 and 29 CFR 1926 Subpart VEnforcement Dates

Job Briefing

ET&D Best Practice

PRACTICE DESCRIPTION:

The Person In

Charge

(or a

designated representative) shall

document

job steps

,

hazards

to be

encountered

, and steps taken to

control/eliminate

hazards by doing the

following

:

NEW

C.

Existing characteristics and conditions (provided by

host)Slide8

29 CFR 1910.269 and 29 CFR 1926 Subpart VEnforcement Dates

Job Briefing

ET&D Best Practice

BENEFITS

(Added)

Ensures employees receive information about the

known

characteristics and conditions of the system

they

are working. Slide9

29 CFR 1910.269 and 29 CFR 1926 Subpart VEnforcement Dates

Minimum Approach Distances

Employers have until

April 1, 2015

to comply with revised MADs for voltages of 5.1kV and above.

No citations until

January

31

, 2016

for voltages of 169.1 kV and more for employer to determine the maximum anticipated per-unit transient overvoltage.

If peer review is not available before

May 1

, 2015, OSHA may extend this

deadline

.Slide10

29 CFR 1910.269 and 29 CFR 1926 Subpart VEnforcement Dates

Minimum Approach Distances

No

citations until

January

31

, 2016

for voltages

of 79.6

to 169.1 kV for employer to determine

the maximum

anticipated per-unit transient

overvoltage

as long as the anticipated transient

overvoltage

, phase to ground is 3.0 per unit.

If

peer review

is not available before

May 1

,

2015 OSHA may

extend this deadline

.

Information

to help employers establish

minimum approach

distances appears in

appendices

to the

standards

.Slide11

29 CFR 1910.269 and 29 CFR 1926 Subpart VEnforcement Dates

Incident Energy Calculations

No citations until

March 31 , 2015

for the standards that require the employer to make a reasonable estimate of the incident heat energy exposures as a result of electrical arc hazards.

Slide12

29 CFR 1910.269 and 29 CFR 1926 Subpart VEnforcement Dates

Flame Resistant Clothing

Employers

must ensure outer layer of

clothing worn

by an employee is flame

resistant

under

certain

conditions

.

No

citations issued before

April 1, 2015

for

employers

for failure to wear flame

resistant

pants

as

long as employees are

wearing

11-ounce

or

heavier

weight cotton

pants. Slide13

29 CFR 1910.269 and 29 CFR 1926 Subpart VEnforcement Dates

Arc Rated Protection

Employers have until

April 1, 2015

to comply with the standards that require Arc-Rated Protective Clothing and other protective equipment.

No Citations for failure to provide protective clothing or equipment rated higher than 8

cal

/cm

2

until after

August 31, 2015

Slide14

29 CFR 1910.269 and 29 CFR 1926 Subpart VEnforcement Dates

Fall Protection in Aerial lifts

No

Citations until

March 31, 2015

for

line

clearance tree-trimming

employers

that

ensures

employee uses

a

body

belt

and

lanyard

attached

to the

boom

or

basket

of

the

aerial

lift

.

Slide15

29 CFR 1910.269 and 29 CFR 1926 Subpart VEnforcement Dates

Fall Protection in Aerial lifts

No

Citations from

March 31 to

December

31,

2015

for line clearance tree-trimming employers that are “

actively testing

fall restraint systems in

the

type

of bucket at

issue and ensure employees use

a body belt

and

lanyard

attached to

the

boom

of

the aerial lift

until the fall

restraint system is put

in

place.Slide16

29 CFR 1910.269 and 29 CFR 1926 Subpart VEnforcement Dates

Fall Protection in Aerial lifts

F

or

work covered by

the standards,

the following enforcement policies apply to any bucket-type aerial lift that does not have a suitable anchorage built into the

bucket. No Citation provided:

A fall arrest system is in place and complies with 1926 Subpart M

Aerial lift is parked and brakes set with outriggers extended

Employer has taken reasonable precautions to prevent an employee from being ejected out of the bucketSlide17

29 CFR 1910.269 and 29 CFR 1926 Subpart VEnforcement Dates

Fall Protection in Elevated Locations on Poles, Towers and Similar Structures

Employees must use personal fall arrest systems, work-positioning equipment or fall restraint systems on elevated structures located more than 4 feet above the ground.

No citations until

May 31, 2015

as long as employers comply with standards that were in effect on

April 11, 2014

Slide18

29 CFR 1910.269 and 29 CFR 1926 Subpart VEnforcement Dates

Fall Protection When Performing Aerial Work on

a

Lattice Structures

ET&D Best Practice New

PRACTICE DESCRIPTION:

Fall hazards associated with

aerial

work performed on lattice structures shall be

assessed

, and fall hazard mitigation plans developed

when

working in or on a horizontal or vertical

position/surface

.Slide19

29 CFR 1910.269 and 29 CFR 1926 Subpart VEnforcement Dates

Underground Installations, Work in Manholes and Vaults

As of

February 28, 2015

, work underground, in manholes and vaults must comply with the new standards.

Slide20

29 CFR 1910.269 and 29 CFR 1926 Subpart V

OSHA Partnership

Electrical Transmission & Distribution

Slide21

General Partnership Goals

Analyze accident and incident data and statistics

Identify common cause factors related to:

Fatalities

Injuries and illnesses

Develop recommended

Best Practices

for each identified cause.

Develop

Best Practice

implementation strategiesSlide22

Partnership Future Objectives

Continue

to perform the following

:

Monitor injury and fatality data and trends and identify additional cause factors

Expand the training efforts and resources

Developing additional Best Practices

Increase communication, education, involvement

Expand services provided on the Website.

Visit:

www.powerlinesafety.org

Slide23

Final RuleGeneral Industry1910.137 Electrical Protective Equipment

1910.269 Electrical Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution

Construction

1926.97 Protective Equipment

1926 Subpart V Electrical Transmission and DistributionSlide24

Why Revise the Rule?The existing Electric Power Transmission and Distribution for Construction standard was issued in 1972 and referenced consensus standards of that time.

The

later Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution for General Industry (Operation and Maintenance) standard, issued in 1994, also needed updating based on advances in electrical safety technology. Slide25

Why Revise the Rule?As revised, the standards create a unified

set

of requirements to help employers more effectively establish effective safety-related work

practices to protect their

workers.

It’s all about improved safety and as leaders, we have no greater responsibility than the safety of our people. Slide26

Benefits of the Revised RuleOSHA expects the updated standards to prevent at least an additional 118 workplace injuries and 20 fatalities

annually.

The

Agency estimates the net monetized benefits of the final rule to be about $130 million annually ($179 million in benefits minus $49 million in costs).

Revised

standards are easier to understand and to apply,

improving

safety by facilitating compliance.Slide27

Significant Changes to the StandardsDefinitions

Host Employer: An employer that operates, or that controls the operating procedures for, an electric power generation, transmission, or distribution installation on which a contract employer is performing work covered by [the standard]

Contract Employer: An employer, other than a host employer, that performs work covered by [the standard] under contract. Slide28

Significant Changes to the StandardsHost Employers and Contractors

N

ew or revised provisions for

host and contract

employer

meetings/job

briefings to share safety-related information with each other and with line workers and other associated

employees.

Required

job hazard and risk analysis and assessment will

improve

work operations and strategies to utilize the most effective methods and techniques for performing tasks. Slide29

Significant Changes to the StandardsGeneral Training

The

degree of training must be determined by risk to the worker for the hazard involved

.

Qualified

workers must have training to recognize and control or avoid electrical hazards present at the worksite.Slide30

Significant Changes to the StandardsGeneral Training

Line

-clearance tree trimmers must have training to distinguish exposed live parts and to determine the voltage on those parts, and they must have training in minimum approach distances and how to maintain them

.

It

is no longer necessary for employers to certify that workers are proficient in safe work practices.Slide31

Significant Changes to the StandardsFall Protection

The

standard now provides

updated fall protection requirements for employees working from aerial lifts and on overhead line structures.

Qualified workers must use fall protection when climbing or changing location on poles, towers, or similar structures unless climbing or changing location with fall protection is infeasible or creates a greater hazard than climbing or changing location without it.Slide32

Significant Changes to the StandardsFall Protection

No Citations until

March 31, 2015

for

line clearance tree-trimming

employers

that ensures employee uses a body belt and lanyard attached to the boom or basket of the aerial lift.

No Citations from

March 31 to December 31, 2015

for line clearance tree-trimming employers that are “actively testing” fall restraint systems in the type of bucket at issue and ensure employees use a body belt and lanyard attached to the boom of the aerial lift until the fall restraint system in put in place.Slide33

Significant Changes to the Standards

Fall

restraint

system

A

system that prevents the user from falling any distance

Work positioning equipment

A system rigged to allow an employee to be supported on an elevated vertical surface and work with both hands free while leaning

Personal fall arrest equipment

A system used to arrest an employee in a fall from a working levelSlide34

Significant Changes to the StandardsFall Protection

Fall protection equipment rigged to arrest falls is considered as one or more components of a fall arrest system and must meet the applicable requirements for the design and use of those systems. Slide35

Significant Changes to the StandardsFall Protection

Fall

protection equipment rigged for work positioning is considered as work positioning equipment and must meet the applicable requirements for the design and use of that equipment.Slide36

Significant Changes to the StandardsFall Protection

Fall arrest equipment must be capable of passing a drop test after exposure to an electric arc with a heat energy of 40±5

cal

/cm

2

if the workers using the fall protection are exposed to flames or electric arc hazards.Slide37

Significant Changes to the StandardsFall Protection

On

and after

April 1, 2015

, work-positioning equipment must be rigged so that workers can free fall no more than 0.6 meters (2 feet

).

1910.269(g)(2)(iv)(D)

Information

on the inspection of work-positioning equipment appears in appendices to the standards.Slide38

Significant Changes to the StandardsMinimum Approach

D

istances and Insulation

Revised minimum approach distances

for voltages of 5.1 kV and more become

effective on

April 1, 2015

.

No citations until

January 31, 2016

for voltages of 169.1 kV and more for employer to determine the maximum anticipated per-unit transient overvoltage.

If peer review is not available before May1, 2015, OSHA may extend this deadline.Slide39

Significant Changes to the StandardsMinimum Approach

D

istances and Insulation

No citations until

January

31

, 2016

for voltages of

79.6 to 169.1 kV for

employer to determine the maximum anticipated per-unit transient

overvoltage as long as the anticipated transient overvoltage, phase to ground is 3.0 per unit.

If peer review is not available before

May 1

, 2015

, OSHA may extend this deadline.

Information

to help employers establish minimum approach distances appears in appendices to the standards

.Slide40

Significant Changes to the StandardsEmployer must establish minimum approach distances based on the new requirements.

For voltages up to 72.5 kV the default distances remain the same.

For voltages exceeding 72.5 kV, the distances must be based on calculations in the revised standard.

D = (TOV) x (C + a) + MSlide41

Significant Changes to the StandardsMAD is based on the probability of 1/1000 of flash over.

Maximum transient overvoltage (TOV) adjusted to 3.5 from 3.0.

Appendix B includes TOV tables

The Agency developed an online calculator.Slide42

Significant Changes to the StandardsMAD

Employees must put on and take off rubber gloves where the worker cannot reach in the MAD.Slide43

Significant Changes to the StandardsProtection from Flames and Arc-Flash Hazards

The employer must assess the workplace to identify workers exposed to flame or electric-arc hazards

.

No citations until

March 31, 2015

for employers that make a reasonable

estimate

of the

incident heat energy of any electric-arc hazard to which a worker would be exposed.Slide44

Significant Changes to the Standards

Protection from Flames and Arc-Flash Hazards

Employers must ensure outer layer of clothing worn by an employee is flame resistant under certain conditions.

No citations issued before

April

1,

2015

for employers for failure to wear flame resistant pants as long as employees are wearing 11-ounce or heavier weight cotton pants.

Information

on protecting workers from flames and electric arcs appears in appendices to the standards.Slide45

Significant Changes to the StandardsDe-energizing Transmission and Distribution Lines and Equipment

Multiple crews working together on the same lines or equipment must either:

(

a) coordinate their activities under a single worker in charge and work as if all of the employees formed a single crew; or

(

b) independently comply with the standard and, if there is no system operator in charge of the lines or equipment, have separate tags and coordinate

deenergizing

and reenergizing the lines and equipment with the other crews.Slide46

Significant Changes to the StandardsProtective Grounding

Employers may use insulating equipment other than a live-line tool for placing grounds on or removing grounds from circuits of 600 volts or less under certain conditions

.

Information

on protective grounding for

de-energized

lines appears in appendices to the standards.Slide47

Significant Changes to the StandardsUnderground Installations

Special precautions apply when employees perform work that could cause a cable to fail.Slide48

Significant Changes to the StandardsElectrical Protective Equipment

The Electrical Protective Equipment for Construction standard applies to all construction work, not just electrical power generation, transmission, and distribution work.

R

eplaces

the existing construction standard’s incorporation of out-of-date consensus standards with a set of performance-oriented requirements that is consistent with the latest revisions of the relevant consensus standards.Slide49

Significant Changes to the StandardsElectrical Protective Equipment

The final rule recognizes a new class of electrical protective equipment, Class 00 rubber insulating gloves

.

The

standards adopt new requirements for electrical protective equipment made of materials other than rubber.Slide50

Significant Changes to the StandardsFoot Protection

The Agency revised

the General Industry Foot Protection standard to clarify that an employer must ensure that workers use protective footwear as a supplementary form of protection when the use of protective footwear will protect the workers

from electrical

hazards, such as static-discharge or electric-shock hazards, that remain after the employer takes other necessary protective measuresSlide51

Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution and Electrical Protective Equipment – Final Rule

Additional information is available on 

OSHA’s Electrical Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Standard

webpage

Questions and Answers on the final rule

PDF

*

A memorandum to OSHA field offices regarding enforcement of some of the fall protection requirements in the final rule

PDF

*

A memorandum to OSHA field offices regarding enforcement dates

PDF

*, Slide52

Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution and Electrical Protective Equipment – Final Rule Updated 2-18-2015

Effective Dates and Best Practice Revisions based on the Final Rule