Pennsylvania Code
Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Part I - Department of Labor and Industry
Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL
Subchapter B - ELECTRIC SAFETY
SPECIAL RULES FOR EMPLOYES-SUPPLY STATION AND SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS
Section 39.413 - Care about live or moving parts

Universal Citation: 34 PA Code ยง 39.413

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

(a) No employe shall work on or near exposed live or moving parts unless authorized to do such work, and he shall strictly observe the rules applicable to such work.

(b) When working near fuses and circuit breakers or other apparatus which may arc suddenly, care shall be taken to avoid injury from their operation.

(c) When working on one section of a switchboard or in one compartment it shall be conspicuously marked and barriers placed to prevent accidental contact with live parts in that section or adjacent sections.

(d) When working on or about live parts and standing on insulated stools or ladders, or when otherwise insulated from the ground, employes shall avoid handing metal tools or other objects to other persons who are not insulated.

This section cited in 34 Pa. Code § 39.461 (relating to general requirements); 34 Pa. Code § 39.471 (relating to general requirements); and 34 Pa. Code § 39.491 (relating to general requirements).

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