Personal Protective Equipment and Protective Clothing

DOE-HDBK-1092-2004

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PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND PROTECTIVE

CLOTHING

Employees shall wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and protective clothing

(see Section 7.4.8) to protect them from hazards of high-voltage apparatus. Employees

authorized or required to work on high-voltage systems shall be completely familiar with the

PPE and protective clothing they need for adequate protection while working on such systems.

(Refer to Appendix C for suggested types of PPE and protective clothing.) (See Figure 7-1)

Figure 7-1. Appropriate personal protective equipment and protective clothing shall be

worn by electrical workers to protect them from electrical hazards.

7.4.1

SHOES

Employees should wear shoes or boots that comply with the requirements of ANSI Z41. No

metal parts shall be present in the sole or heel of the shoes where nonconductive shoes are

required.

7.4.2

HARDHATS

Workers should wear approved hardhats when working aboveground on poles, structures, or

buildings or in trees.

Workers shall wear hardhats when working on the ground near poles, structures, buildings, or

trees in which work is being done. Workers shall wear hardhats when visiting or observing in

areas where overhead work is being done.

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