Pennsylvania Code
Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES
Part I - Public Utility Commission
Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities
Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE
Subchapter B - SERVICE AND FACILITIES
Section 57.28 - Electric safety standards

Universal Citation: 52 PA Code ยง 57.28

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

(a) Responsibilities. The separation of responsibilities between an electric utility and a customer with respect to the facilities utilized for electric service shall be described in the electric utility's tariff that is filed with and approved by the Commission.

(1) An electric utility shall use reasonable effort to properly warn and protect the public from danger, and shall exercise reasonable care to reduce the hazards to which employees, customers, the public and others may be subjected to by reason of its provision of electric utility service and its associated equipment and facilities.

(2) An electric utility is not responsible for the ownership and maintenance of the customer's facilities beyond the service point.

(b) Safety code. An electric utility shall comply with the minimum safety standards established by the National Electric Safety Code pursuant to its terms of applicability.

(c) Enforcement. An electric utility is subject to inspections and other types of noncriminal investigations as may be necessary to assure compliance with this section. The facilities, books and records of an electric utility shall be accessible to the Commission and its staff for inspections and other types of noncriminal investigations. An electric utility shall provide to the Commission or its staff the reports, supplemental data and information necessary for the administration and enforcement of this section.

(d) Records. An electric utility shall keep adequate records as required for compliance with the safety code in subsection (b). The records shall be accessible to the Commission and its staff.

The provisions of this §57.28 issued under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 501 and 1501.

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