Foreword - hdbk109220040003

DOE-HDBK-1092-2004

FOREWORD

1. This Department of Energy (DOE) Handbook is approved for use by the Office of

Environment, Safety, and Health and is available to all DOE components and their

contractors.

2. Specific comments (recommendations, additions, deletions, and any pertinent data) to

enhance this document should be sent to:

Patrick Tran

EH-22/270 Corporate Center

U.S. Department of Energy

1000 Independence Ave. SW

Washington DC 20585-0270

3. The DOE Electrical Safety Handbook replaces the DOE Electrical Safety Handbook that

was originally issued in 1998. DOE handbooks are part of the DOE directives system and

are issued to provide supplemental information regarding the Department's expectations

for fulfilling its requirements as contained in rules, Orders, Notices, and regulatory

standards. The handbooks may also provide acceptable methods for implementing these

requirements. Handbooks are not substitutes for requirements, nor do they replace

technical standards that are used to describe established practices and procedures for

implementing requirements.

4. This document contains DOE-developed explanatory material in support of OSHA

regulations and nationally recognized electrical safety related standards and other

information. This document was revised to include a new chapter 11, Electrical Safety

during Excavations, the latest editions of 29 CFR 1910 and 1926, 2002 National Electrical

Code (NFPA 70, 2002), National Electrical Safety Code (ANSI-C2, 2002), Recommended

Practice for Electrical Equipment Maintenance (NFPA 70B, 2002), International Electrical

Testing Association (NETA, 1997), and Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace

(NFPA 70E, 2004).