Electrical Power Generation, Transmission, And Distribution

RRDivision 2Electrical Power Generation, Transmission, and DistributionAO 2-2017Oregon Administrative RulesOregon Occupational Safety and Health Division(C) The minimum approach distances specified in this rule corresponding tothe voltages to which the employee will be exposed and the skills andtechniques necessary to maintain those distances.(d) The employer must determine, through regular supervision and throughinspections conducted on at least an annual basis, that each employee iscomplying with the safety-related work practices required by this rule.(e) An employee must receive additional training (or retraining) under any of thefollowing conditions:(A) If the supervision or annual inspections required by paragraph (2)(d) ofthis rule indicate that the employee is not complying with the safetyrelated work practices required by this rule, or(B) If new technology, new types of equipment, or changes in proceduresnecessitate the use of safety-related work practices that are different fromthose which the employee would normally use, or(C) If they must employ safety-related work practices that are not normallyused during their regular job duties.Note to paragraph (2)(e)(C): Oregon OSHA considers tasks that are performed less oftenthan once per year to necessitate retraining before the performance of the workpractices involved.(f) The training required by paragraph (a)(2) of this rule must be of the classroomor on-the-job type.(g) The training must establish employee proficiency in the work practicesrequired by this rule and must introduce the procedures necessary forcompliance with this rule.(h) The employer must ensure that each employee has demonstrated proficiencyin the work practices involved before that employee is considered as havingcompleted the training required by paragraph (a)(2) of this rule.Note 1 to paragraph (2)(h): Though they are not required by this paragraph, employmentrecords that indicate that an employee has successfully completed the required training areone way of keeping track of when an employee has demonstrated proficiency.Note 2 to paragraph (2)(h): For an employee with previous training, an employer maydetermine that that employee has demonstrated the proficiency required by this paragraphusing the following process:(1) Confirm that the employee has the training required by paragraph (a)(2) of this rule,(2) Use an examination or interview to make an initial determination that the employeeunderstands the relevant safety-related work practices before they perform any workcovered by this rule, and437-002-2300 (2)(b)(E)RR - 4437-002-2300 (2)(g)

RRElectrical Power Generation, Transmission, and DistributionOregon Occupational Safety and Health DivisionOregon Administrative RulesAO 2-2017Division 2(3) Supervise the employee closely until that employee has demonstrated proficiency asrequired by this paragraph.(3) Information transfer.(a) Before work begins, the host employer must inform contract employers of:(A) The characteristics of the host employer's installation that are related tothe safety of the work to be performed and are listed in paragraphs (4)(a)through (4)(e) of this rule;Note to paragraph (3)(a)(A): This paragraph requires the host employer to obtaininformation listed in paragraphs (4)(a) through (4)(e) of this rule if it does not have thisinformation in existing records.(B) Conditions that are related to the safety of the work to be performed, thatare listed in paragraphs (4)(f) through (4)(h) of this rule, and that areknown to the host employer;Note to paragraph (3)(a)(B): For the purposes of this paragraph, the host employer needonly provide information to contract employers that the host employer can obtain fromits existing records through the exercise of reasonable diligence. This paragraph doesnot require the host employer to make inspections of worksite conditions to obtain thisinformation.(C) Information about the design and operation of the host employer'sinstallation that the contract employer needs to make the assessmentsrequired by this rule; andNote to paragraph (3)(a)(C): This paragraph requires the host employer to obtaininformation about the design and operation of its installation that contract employersneed to make required assessments if it does not have this information in existingrecords.(D) Any other information about the design and operation of the hostemployer's installation that is known by the host employer, that thecontract employer requests, and that is related to the protection of thecontract employer's employees.Note to paragraph (3)(a)(D): For the purposes of this paragraph, the host employerneed only provide information to contract employers that the host employer can obtainfrom its existing records through the exercise of reasonable diligence. This paragraphdoes not require the host employer to make inspections of worksite conditions to obtainthis information.(b) Contract employers must comply with the following requirements:437-002-2300 (2)(h)RR - 5437-002-2300 (3)(a)(B)

RRDivision 2Electrical Power Generation, Transmission, and DistributionAO 2-2017Oregon Administrative RulesOregon Occupational Safety and Health Division(A) The contract employer must ensure that each of its employees isinstructed in the hazardous conditions relevant to the employee's workthat the contract employer is aware of as a result of informationcommunicated to the contract employer by the host employer underparagraph (3)(a) of this rule.(B) Before work begins, the contract employer must advise the host employerof any unique hazardous conditions presented by the contract employer'swork.(C) The contract employer must advise the host employer of anyunanticipated hazardous conditions found during the contract employer'swork that the host employer did not mention under paragraph (3)(a) ofthis rule. The contract employer must provide this information to the hostemployer within 2 working days after discovering the hazardouscondition.(c) The contract employer and the host employer must coordinate their workrules and procedures so that each employee of the contract employer and thehost employer is protected as required by this rule.(4) Existing characteristics and conditions. Existing characteristics and conditions ofelectric lines and equipment that are related to the safety of the work to beperformed must be determined before work on or near the lines or equipment isstarted. Such characteristics and conditions include, but are not limited to:(a) The nominal voltages of lines and equipment,(b) The maximum switching-transient voltages,(c) The presence of hazardous induced voltages,(d) The presence of protective grounds and equipment grounding conductors,(e) The locations of circuits and equipment, including electric supply lines,communication lines, and fire-protective signaling circuits,(f) The condition of protective grounds and equipment grounding conductors,(g) The condition of poles, and(h) Environmental conditions relating to safety.Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) and 656.726(4)Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 through 654.295.Hist.: OR-OSHA Admin. Order 3-2015, f. 10/9/15, ef. 1/1/16.437-002-2300 (3)(a)(C)RR - 6437-002-2300 (4)

RRElectrical Power Generation, Transmission, and DistributionOregon Occupational Safety and Health Division437-002-2301Oregon Administrative RulesAO 2-2017Division 2Medical services and first aidWhen employees are performing General Industry activities, the employer mustprovide medical services and first aid as required by 437-002-0161. Whenemployees are performing Construction activities, the employer must providemedical services and first aid as required by 1926.50. In addition to therequirements of 437-002-0161 and 1926.50, the following requirements also apply:(1) First-aid/CPR training. When employees are performing work on, or associatedwith, exposed lines or equipment energized at 50 volts or more, persons withfirst-aid/CPR training must be available as follows:(a) For field work involving two or more employees at a work location, at leasttwo trained persons must be available. However, for line-clearance treetrimming operations performed by line-clearance tree trimmers who are notqualified employees, only one trained person need be available if all newemployees are trained in first aid/CPR within 3 months of their hiring dates.(b) For fixed work locations such as substations, the number of trained personsavailable must be sufficient to ensure that each employee exposed to electricshock can be reached within 4 minutes by a trained person. However, wherethe existing number of employees is insufficient to meet this requirement (ata remote substation, for example) each employee at the work location mustbe a trained employee.(2) First-aid supplies. First-aid supplies required by 437-002-0161 and 1926.50 mustbe placed in weatherproof containers if the supplies could be exposed to theweather.(3) First-aid kits. The employer must maintain each first-aid kit and ensure that it isreadily available for use.(a) For employers involved in general industry activities, the first aid kit must beinspected frequently enough to ensure that expended items are replaced, andat least once per year.(b) For employers involved in construction activities, the first-aid supplies mustbe in individual sealed packages for each type of item, must be checked bythe employer before being sent out to each job, and at least weekly to ensureexpended items are replaced.Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) and 656.726(4)Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 through 654.295.Hist.: OR-OSHA Admin. Order 3-2015, f. 10/9/15, ef. 1/1/16.437-002-2300RR - 7437-002-2300 (1)(e)(A)

RRDivision 2Electrical Power Generation, Transmission, and DistributionAO 2-2017437-002-2302Oregon Administrative RulesOregon Occupational Safety and Health DivisionJob briefing(1) Before each job.(a) In assigning an employee or a group of employees to perform a job, theemployer must provide the employee in charge of the job with all availableinformation that relates to the determination of existing characteristics andconditions required by paragraph (4) of 437-002-2300.(b) The employer must ensure that the employee in charge conducts a jobbriefing that meets paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of this rule with theemployees involved before they start each job.(2) Subjects to be covered. The briefing must cover at least the following subjects:(a) Hazards associated with the job(b) Work procedures involved(c) Special precautions(d) Energy-source controls(e) Personal protective equipment requirements(3) Number of briefings.(a) At least one job briefing must be conducted before the start of the first job ofeach day or shift even if the work or operations to be performed during thework day or shift are repetitive and similar.(b) Additional job briefings must be held if significant changes, which mightaffect the safety of the employees, occur during the course of the work.(4) Extent of briefing.(a) A brief discussion is satisfactory if the work involved is routine and if theemployees, by virtue of training and experience, can reasonably be expectedto recognize and avoid the hazards involved in the job.(b) A more extensive discussion must be conducted:(A) If the work is complicated or particularly hazardous, or(B) If the employee cannot be expected to recognize and avoid the hazardsinvolved in the job.(5) Working alone. An employee working alone need not conduct a job briefing.However, the employer must ensure that the tasks to be performed are plannedas if a briefing were required.437-002-2301 (2)RR - 8437-002-2302 (3)

RRElectrical Power Generation, Transmission, and DistributionOregon Occupational Safety and Health DivisionOregon Administrative RulesAO 2-2017Division 2Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) and 656.726(4)Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 through 654.295.Hist.: OR-OSHA Admin. Order 3-2015, f. 10/9/15, ef. 1/1/16.437-002-2303Hazardous energy control procedures(1) Application. The provisions of this rule apply to the use of hazardous energycontrol procedures for the control of energy sources in installations for thepurpose of electric power generation, including related equipment forcommunication or metering. Clearance procedures and hazardous energy controlprocedures for the deenergizing of electric energy sources that are usedexclusively for purposes of transmission and distribution, and constructionactivities, are addressed in 437-002-2312 Deenergizing lines and equipment foremployee protection.Note: Installations in electric power generation facilities that are not an integral part of, orinextricably commingled with, power generation processes or equipment are covered under1910.147 and Division 2/S, Electrical.(2) General.(a) The employer must establish a program consisting of energy controlprocedures, employee training, and periodic inspections to ensure that,before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine orequipment where the unexpected energizing, start up, or release of storedenergy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment is isolatedfrom the energy source and rendered inoperative.(b) The employer's energy control program under paragraph (2) of this rule mustmeet the following requirements:(A) If an energy isolating device is not capable of being locked out, theemployer's program must use a tagout system.(B) If an energy isolating device is capable of being locked out, the employer'sprogram must use lockout, unless the employer can demonstrate that theuse of a tagout system will provide full employee protection as follows:(i) When a tagout device is used on an energy isolating device that iscapable of being locked out, the tagout device must be attached at thesame location that the lockout device would have been attached, andthe employer must demonstrate that the tagout program will providea level of safety equivalent to that obtained by the use of a lockoutprogram.437-002-2302 (3)(a)RR - 9437-002-2303 (2)

RRDivision 2Electrical Power Generation, Transmission, and DistributionAO 2-2017Oregon Administrative RulesOregon Occupational Safety and Health Division(ii) In demonstrating that a level of safety is achieved in the tagoutprogram equivalent to the level of safety obtained by the use of alockout program, the employer must demonstrate full compliance withall tagout-related provisions of this standard together with suchadditional elements as are necessary to provide the equivalent safetyavailable from the use of a lockout device. Additional means to beconsidered as part of the demonstration of full employee protectionmust include the implementation of additional safety measures suchas the removal of an isolating circuit element, blocking of acontrolling switch, opening of an extra disconnecting device, or theremoval of a valve handle to reduce the likelihood of inadvertentenergizing.(C) After November 1, 1994, whenever replacement or major repair,renovation, or modification of a machine or equipment is performed, andwhenever new machines or equipment are installed, energy isolatingdevices for such machines or equipment must be designed to accept alockout device.(c) Procedures must be developed, documented, and used for the control ofpotentially hazardous energy covered in 437-002-2303.(d) The procedure must clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose,responsibility, authorization, rules, and techniques to be applied to thecontrol of hazardous energy, and the measures to enforce complianceincluding, but not limited to, the following:(A) A specific statement of the intended use of this procedure;(B) Specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking andsecuring machines or equipment to control hazardous energy;(C) Specific procedural steps for the placement, removal, and transfer oflockout devices or tagout devices and the responsibility for them; and(D) Specific requirements for testing a machine or equipment to determineand verify the effectiveness of lockout devices, tagout devices, and otherenergy control measures.(e) The employer must conduct a periodic inspection

Electrical Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution RR Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Oregon Administrative Rules AO 2-2017 Division 2 437-002-2300 (1)(i) RR - 3 437-002-2300 (2)(b)(E)