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Electrical protective equipment for construction activities

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To meet electrical safety construction standards, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires employees to be protected from various hazards associated with electricity in the workplace. Protective measures include guarding, distance, protective equipment, tools in good working order, and good training/judgment. Protective equipment includes rubber insulating blankets, matting, covers, gloves, and sleeves. Electrical equipment must be approved, free from hazards, guarded when needed, and protected from overcurrent. OSHA’s electrical requirements apply to all workers exposed to electrical hazards at work.

Scope

The electrical equipment rule protects employees exposed to potential electrical shock.

Regulatory citations

  • 29 CFR 1926.97 — Electrical protective equipment.
  • Employers involved in construction of electric power generation, transmission, and distribution lines and equipment must also comply with the detailed requirements of 29 CFR 1926.957.

Key definitions

  • Electrical protective equipment: Rubber insulating blankets, rubber insulating matting, rubber insulating covers, rubber insulating line hose, rubber insulating gloves, and rubber insulating sleeves.
  • FR clothing: Flame-resistant clothing, often used for protection from arc flashes, that has been designed and tested to provide protection against specified electrical/heat hazards.

Summary of requirements

Employers must:

  • Only use equipment that is properly marked with the electrical class (00, 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4).
  • Use equipment capable of withstanding the ac proof-test voltage specified in Table E-1 or the dc proof-test voltage specified in Table E-2.
  • Use equipment free of physical irregularities that can adversely affect the insulating properties of the equipment and that can be detected by the required tests or inspections.
  • Certify that the electrical protective equipment used by workers have passed the tests specified 1926.97. The certification must identify the equipment that passed the tests and the dates of the tests.
  • Maintain electrical protective equipment in a safe, reliable condition.
  • Immediately remove defective or damaged equipment.
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