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 39.425 - Care about live parts

Universal Citation: 34 PA Code ยง 39.425

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024

(a) Employes shall not go among any wires until their voltage is known. Leaning over and crowding through unprotected wires should be avoided if possible. Employes shall place themselves so that they do not fall on wires if an accident occurs.

(b) Employes shall not depend on the insulating covering of wires, and shall treat lines as live unless they have been properly killed, except signal lines known to be clear.

(c) Employes shall avoid use of hand lines or measuring tapes containing metal strands.

(d) Dangerous switches or fuses shall be handled only by means of suitable insulating handles, rods or tongs.

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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