There is a new eTool on OSHA’s Web site called Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution. The audience for this eTool is employers and qualified workers in workplaces associated with the generation, transmission and distribution of electric power. These employers include electric utilities, power line maintenance contractors, contract line-clearance tree trimmers, independent power producers, industrial generators of electric power, and establishments that perform high-voltage electrical work (including contractors). The eTool provides a detailed review of the technically complex requirements of OSHA’s Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution standard (29 CFR §1910.269). It informs employers of their obligations to develop the appropriate hazard prevention and control methodologies to prevent workplace injuries and illnesses and to implement the required safe work practices and worker training. It also informs qualified workers engaged in the operation and maintenance of electric power generation, transmission and distribution installations of the steps their employers must implement to provide them with a safe and healthful workplace. Workers in the electric power industry are potentially exposed to a variety of serious hazards, such as arc flashes, electric shock, falls, and thermal burn hazards.
Link to eTool: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/electric_power/index.html
