Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION
Division 24 - SAFETY STANDARDS
Section 860-024-0001 - Definitions for Safety Standards

(1) "Commission Safety Rules," as used in this section, mean the National Electric Safety Code (NESC), as modified or supplemented by the rules in OAR chapter 860, division 024.

(2) "Facility" means any of the following lines or pipelines including associated plant, systems, supporting and containing structures, equipment, apparatus, or appurtenances:

(3) "Good Utility Practice" means a practice, method, policy, or action engaged in or accepted by a significant portion of the electric industry in a region, which a reasonable utility official would expect, in light of the facts reasonably discernable at the time and given applicable local conditions, to accomplish the desired result reliably, safely and expeditiously.

(4) "Government entity" means a city, a county, a municipality, the state, or other political subdivision within Oregon.

(5) "High Fire Risk Zones"or "HFRZ" are geographic areas identified by Operators of electric facilities in their risk-based wildfire plans.

(6) "HFRZ Ignition Prevention Inspection" means an inspection that identifies potential sources of electrical ignition on any utility pole, structure, duct, or conduit owned by either the Owner or an Occupant in a High Fire Risk Zone. The inspection can be combined with other safety or detailed inspections as required by rule.

(7) "Material violation" means a violation that:

(8) "Occupant" means any licensee, Government Entity, or other entity that constructs, operates, or maintains attachments on poles, structures or within conduits.

(9) "Operator" means every person as defined in ORS 756.010, public utility as defined in ORS 757.005, electricity service supplier as defined in OAR 860-038-0005, telecommunications utility as defined in ORS 759.005, telecommunications carrier as defined in ORS 759.400, telecommunications provider as defined in OAR 860-032-0001, consumer-owned utility as defined in ORS 757.270, cable Operator as defined in ORS 30.192, association, cooperative, or government entity and their agents, lessees, or acting trustees or receivers, appointed by court, engaged in the management, operation, ownership, or control of any facility within Oregon.

(10) "Owner" means a public utility, telecommunications utility, or consumer-owned utility that owns or controls poles, structures, ducts, conduits, right of way, manholes, handholes or other similar facilities.

(11) "Pattern of non-compliance" means a course of behavior that results in frequent, material violations of the Commission Safety Rules.

(12) "Reporting Operator" means an Operator that: