Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution, (Chapter 296-45, WAC)
New Rule Activity | Related Policies |
Last Updated: 7/1/2016
New: A pocket-sized version of WAC 296-45 for printing (1.5 MB PDF).
Table of Contents
Rule links below open in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Format |
|
WAC | Description |
Electrical workers safety rules—Foreword. |
|
Scope and application. |
|
Variances. |
|
Definitions. |
|
NESC applicable. |
|
Employer's responsibility. |
|
Training. |
|
Employer's safety program. |
|
Leadworker's responsibility. |
|
Leadworker-employee responsibility. |
|
Work required of leadworkers. |
|
Employee's responsibility. |
|
Medical services and first aid. |
|
Job briefing. |
|
Hazardous energy control (lockout/tagout) procedures. |
|
Lockout/tagout (hazardous control) program. |
|
Retraining. |
|
Protective materials and hardware. |
|
Energy isolation. |
|
Notification. |
|
Lockout/tagout application. |
|
Releasing stored energy. |
|
Release from lockout/tagout. |
|
Temporary removal of lockout/tagout. |
|
Group lockout/tagout. |
|
Shift changes. |
|
Outside servicing personnel. |
|
Central system operator. |
|
Trenching and excavation. |
|
Enclosed spaces. |
|
Underground electrical installations. |
|
Underground residential distribution (URD). |
|
Protective equipment. |
|
Personal protective equipment. |
|
Fall protection. |
|
Ladders, platforms, and manhole steps. |
|
Hand, and portable powered tools. |
|
Gasoline engine power chain saws. |
|
Live-line tools. |
|
Materials handling and storage. |
|
Working on or near exposed energized parts. |
|
Deenergizing lines and equipment for employee protection. |
|
Grounding for the protection of employees. |
|
Underground grounding. |
|
Testing and test facilities. |
|
Mechanical equipment, including aerial manlift equipment. |
|
Overhead lines. |
|
Line-clearance tree-trimming operations. |
|
Brush chippers. |
|
Sprayers and related equipment. |
|
Stump cutters. |
|
Backpack power units for use in pruning and clearing. |
|
Rope. |
|
Fall protection. |
|
Communication facilities. |
|
Substations. |
|
Power generation. |
|
Interlocks and other safety devices. |
|
Changing brushes. |
|
Access and working space. |
|
Guarding of rooms containing electric supply equipment. |
|
Guarding of energized parts. |
|
Water or steam spaces. |
|
Chemical cleaning of boilers and pressure vessels. |
|
Chlorine systems. |
|
Boilers. |
|
Turbine generators. |
|
Coal and ash handling. |
|
Hydroplants and equipment. |
|
Special conditions. |
|
Capacitors. |
|
Current transformer secondaries. |
|
Series streetlighting. |
|
Illumination. |
|
Protection against drowning. |
|
Employee protection in public work areas. |
|
Backfeed. |
|
Lasers. |
|
Hydraulic fluids. |
|
Foreign attachments and placards. |
|
Trolley maintenance, jumpering or bypassing. |
|
Rotorcraft/helicopter for power distribution and transmission line installation, construction and repair—Scope. |
|
Definitions. |
|
Operating certification. |
|
Personnel. |
|
Hazard analysis and job briefing. |
|
Personal protective equipment. |
|
Wearing apparel. |
|
Loose gear and objects. |
|
Landing zones. |
|
Pilot’s responsibility. |
|
Cargo Hooks. |
|
Hooking and unhooking loads. |
|
Static charge. |
|
Load permitted. |
|
Visibility. |
|
Communication. |
|
Helicopter operation. |
|
Helicopter work tasks. |
|
Sling and rigging. |
|
Fires. |
|
Refueling operations. |
|
Appendices. |
|
Appendix A, Working on exposed energized parts--Nonmandatory. |
|
Appendix B--Protection from step and touch potentials—Nonmandatory. |
|
Appendix C—Methods of inspecting and testing wood poles—Nonmandatory. |
|
Appendix D--Protection from flames and electric arcs--Nonmandatory. |
|
Appendix E--Work-positioning equipment inspection guidelines-Nonmandatory. |
|
Appendix F--Other Applicable safety and health Washington administrative codes. |
|
Appendix G--Flow chart--Nonmandatory. |
|
Appendix H--Reference documents. |