OSHA Provides New Electric Power eTool
Workers in the electric power industry are potentially exposed to a variety of serious hazards, such as arc flashes (which include arc flash burn and blast hazards), electric shock, falls, and thermal burn hazards that can cause injury and death. This eTool seeks to inform employers of their obligations to develop the appropriate hazard prevention and control methodologies designed to prevent workplace injuries and illnesses.
Items addressed in the eTool include:
- Overview
- Scope
- Generation vs. Transmission and Distribution
- Medical Services and First Aid
- Hazard Assessment and Job Briefing
- Energized vs. Deenergized Work
- Hazardous Energy Control
- Grounding for Employee Protection
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Insulating Protective Equipment (IPE)
- Enclosed Spaces and Working Underground
- Overhead Line Work
- Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution Industry e Tool – Illustrated Glossary (02/2004)
- Glossary of Terms
The eTool also serves to empower workers engaged in the generation, transmission and distribution of electric power to understand the steps their employers must implement in order to provide them with a safe and healthful work environment.
The full scope of the Electric Power eTool can be found HERE.
