Safety Shoes, Hats, and Glasses

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2.12.9 SAFETY SHOES, HATS, AND GLASSES

Safety shoes, hard hats, and safety glasses worn by electrical workers shall meet the requirements

of ANSI Z41, ANSI Z89.1, and ANSI Z87.1 specifications, respectively.

2.13 WORK PRACTICES

The safe maintenance or repair of any electrical apparatus requires a thorough knowledge of

engineering, safety, and repair techniques, and personnel should be familiar with the particular

features of the apparatus involved. Only qualified workers should do such work and these workers

should refer to the manufacturer's testing procedures, warnings, and instructions on how to service

such equipment.

2.13.1 TRAINING

Qualified workers shall be knowledgeable and trained in safety-related work practices, safety

procedures, and other requirements that pertain to their respective job assignments. Employees shall

not be permitted to work in an area where they are likely to encounter an electrical hazard unless they

have been trained to recognize and avoid these hazards. (See Section 2.8.)

2.13.1.1 LIVE PARTS

Live parts that an employee may be exposed to shall be deenergized before the employee works on

or near them, unless it can be demonstrated that deenergizing introduces additional or increased

hazards or is infeasible because of equipment design or operational limitations. (See Section 2.1.1.)

Examples of infeasibility because of equipment design or operational limitations are as follows:

1. Tests

2. Adjustments

3. Troubleshooting

4. Interruption of life supports

5. Removal of lighting in an area

6. Deactivation of alarm systems

7. Shutdown of ventilation in hazardous locations

8. Shutdown of a process or system creating a greater hazard.

Live parts that operate at less than 50 volts to ground need not be deenergized if there will be no

increased exposure to electrical burns or to explosion due to electrical arcs [See 29 CFR 1910.333(a)(1)].

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