Pennsylvania Code
Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Part I - Department of Labor and Industry
Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL
Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY
OVERHEAD LINE OPERATION
Section 39.422 - Testing structures before climbing

Universal Citation: 34 PA Code ยง 39.422
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024

Before climbing poles, ladders, scaffolds or other elevated structures, care shall be taken to assure that the pole, ladder, scaffold, tree, crossarm, messenger wire, cable car, or boatswain's chair, or other elevated support, is strong enough to safely sustain weight. Poles may be tested for decay near the ground line with a bar, screwdriver or other tool, and sounded for decay at the center by rapping with a heavy tool or block of wood. When poles or crossarms are apparently unsafe from decay or unequal strains of wire on them they should be properly braced or guyed, if necessary, before they are climbed.

This section cited in 34 Pa. Code § 39.421 (relating to general provisions); 34 Pa. Code § 39.441 (relating to general provisions); and 34 Pa. Code § 39.461 (relating to general requirements).

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