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Electrical Safety: More Than Just Keeping the Lights On
Jennifer Wilcoxson, Incident Energy Engineering
What are we going to cover?
Key elements of an Electrical Safety Program
Hierarchy of Risk Control Methods
Identifying areas for improvement in your Electrical Safety Program
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But first…
WHY DO I HAVE TO HAVE AN
ELECTRICAL SAFETY PROGRAM?
Because OSHA says so!
Subpart S ‐ Electrical
1910.333 (a) (excerpt)
Safety‐related work practices shall be employed to prevent electric shock or other injuries resulting from either direct or indirect electrical contacts, when work is performed near or on equipment or circuits which are or may be energized.
1910.333(b)(2)(i)
"Procedures." The employer shall maintain a written copy of the procedures outlined in paragraph (b)(2) (lockout and tagging) and shall make it available for inspection by employees and by the Assistant Secretary of Labor and his or her authorized representatives.
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and NFPA 70E says so!
110.1 Electrical Safety Program
(A) General. The employer shall implement and document an overall electrical safety program that directs activity appropriate to the risk associates with electrical hazards. The electrical safety program shall be implemented as part of the employer’s overall occupational health and safety management system, when one exists.
Okay, but now what?
Back to the beginning...
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Key elements of an Electrical Safety Program
Let’s start with your best resource:
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Inspections. The electrical safety program shall include elements to verify that newly installed or modified electrical equipment or systems have been inspected to comply with applicable installation codes and standards prior to being placed into service.
110.1 (B)
Condition of Maintenance. The electrical safety program shall include elements that consider condition of maintenance of electrical equipment and systems.
110.1 (C)
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Awareness and Self‐Discipline. The electrical safety program shall be designed to provide an awareness of the potential electrical hazards to employees who work in an environment with the presence of electrical hazards. The program shall instill safety principles and controls.
110.1 (D)
Electrical Safety Program Principles. The electrical safety program shall identify the principles upon which it is based.
110.1 (E)
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Electrical Safety Program Controls. An electrical safety program shall identify the controls by which it is measured and monitored.
110.1 (F)
Electrical Safety Program Procedures. An electrical safety program shall identify the procedures to be utilized before work is started by employees exposed to an electrical hazard.
110.1 (G)
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Risk Assessment Procedure. The electrical safety program shall include a risk assessment procedure… (excerpt)
110.1 (H)
Job Safety Planning and
Job Briefing. Before starting each job that involves exposure to electrical hazards, the employee in charge shall complete a job safety plan and conduct a job briefing with the employees involved.
110.1 (I)
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Incident Investigations. The electrical safety program shall include elements to investigate electrical incidents.
110.1 (J)
Auditing.
Electrical Safety Program Audit.The electrical safety program shall be audited to verify that the principles and procedures of the electrical safety program are incompliance with this standard. Audits shall be performed at intervals to exceed three years.
110.1 (K)
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Auditing.
Field Work Audit.Field work shall be audited to verify that the requirements contained in the procedures of the electrical safety program are being followed. (excerpt)
110.1 (K)
Auditing. Lockout/Tagout Program and Procedure Audit.The lockout/tagout program and procedures required by Article 120 shall be audited by a qualified person at intervals not to exceed 1 year. The audit shall cover at least one lockout/tagout in progress.
110.1 (K)
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Electrical Safety Training. Employees shall be trained to understand the specific hazards associated with electrical energy. (excerpt)
110.2
What are we going to cover?
BUT THAT’S SO MUCH TO REMEMBER!
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• Inspections• Condition of Maintenance• Awareness and Self‐Discipline• Principles• Controls• Procedures
• Risk Assessment• Job Safety Planning and Job
Briefing• Incident Investigations• Auditing• Training
Summary: Elements Of An Electrical Safety Program
• Principles• Controls• Procedures
Summary: Elements Of An Electrical Safety Program
Most of the elements describe an action of some sort, except for these three, which we’ll come back to later…
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• Risk Assessment
But for now, let’s talk about this one some more…
Summary: Elements Of An Electrical Safety Program
NFPA 70E110.1 (H) 1
Elements of a Risk Assessment Procedure
(1)Identify Hazards
(2)Assess Risks (3)
Implement Risk Control According to Hierarchy
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Which brings us to…
Hierarchy of Risk Control Methods
ELIMINATION
SUBSTITUTION
ENGINEERING CONTROLS
WARNINGS/AWARENESS
ADMINISTRATIVECONTROLS
PPE
ANSI Z10 5.1.1 and NFPA 70E 110.1 (H)(3)Hierarchy of Risk Control Methods
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ELIMINATION
SUBSTITUTION
ENGINEERING CONTROLS
WARNINGS/AWARENESS
ADMINISTRATIVECONTROLS
PPE
Hazard Controls
Exposure Controls
Effectiveness
Life Cycle Value
MOST
LEAST
ELIMINATION
SUBSTITUTION
ENGINEERING CONTROLS
WARNINGS/AWARENESS
ADMINISTRATIVECONTROLS
PPE
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De‐energize equipment
whenever feasible
ELIMINATION
Replace older equipment with newer equipment
designed to reduce risk
SUBSTITUTION
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Add cover platesor guards to limit
exposure to live parts
ENGINEERING CONTROLS
Utilizespecialized training or markings to communicate potential risksWARNINGS/
AWARENESS
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Establish electrical safety programs, procedures, and
training
ADMINISTRATIVECONTROLS
Utilize PPE only when risk cannot be reduced to a safe level by
another means
PPE
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One more topic…
Identifying areas for improvement in your Electrical Safety Program
Time for anothergreat resource:
www.osha.gov/shpguidelines
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Here you’ll findtwo great documents
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1. Set Safety and Health as a Top Priority
2. Lead by Example3. Implement a Reporting System4. Provide Training5. Conduct Inspections
6. Collect Hazard Control Ideas7. Implement Hazard Controls8. Address Emergencies9. Seek Input on Workplace
Changes10. Make Improvements
USE OSHA’s ‘10 EASY THINGS TO GET YOUR PROGRAM STARTED’ AS A ‘DO WE?’ CHECKLIST
If your answer to one or more of these ‘Do we?’ questions was ‘no’, this should be considered an area for improvement
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OSHA also providesseveral helpful tools
These two publications are particularly good for assessing your program:
• Safety and Health Program Audit Tool
• Safety and Health Program Self‐Evaluation Tool
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• Principles• Controls• Procedures
Summary: Elements Of An Electrical Safety Program
Remember these three?
Informative Annex E
Contains examples that are specific to electrical safety and can be used to help guide the development of an effective program
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IDENTIFY AREAS FOR
IMPROVEMENT
TALK WITH YOUR WORKERS ABOUT IT
CONSIDER WHAT ACTIONS TO
TAKE
SET A GOAL, AND USE LEADING INDICATORS TO
REACH IT
COLLECT THE DATA
PERIODICALLY REVIEW THE RESULTS
Use an action plan checklist
For more information on using
leading indicators:
www.osha.gov/leadingindicators
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Using these tools will help keep your program on target!
Questions?
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Thank you for attending!
Electrical Safety: More Than Just
Keeping the Lights OnJennifer Wilcoxson
Partnerwww.ie-eng.com
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