Performance Objective:

Provide personal protective equipment for electrical work. Establish documented procedures for its use, care, maintenance, and testing. [Guidance for these procedures can be found in 29 CFR 1910.137 and 29 CFR 1910.268(f).]

Managers shall ensure that adequate resources are available to provide personal protective equipment in compliance with applicable codes and standards. In addition, they shall ensure that:

personnel are trained in its use in accordance with documented procedures;

procedures are established and implemented for documented controls of protective equipment such as inventory, storage, maintenance, and testing;

protective equipment requirements and usages are specified in the safe operating procedures;

protective equipment is inspected prior to each use;

high-voltage equipment is inspected prior to each use according to appropriate recognized standards and

grounding equipment, cables, clusters, and sticks, are inspected annually and prior to each use.

5.5 ELECTRICAL PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE (EPM) PROGRAM

Performance Objective:

Establish an electrical preventative maintenance program to ensure safe and reliable operation of electrical wiring, protection devices, and operating equipment such as switches, circuit breakers, utilization equipment, and appliances.

Managers will ensure that adequate resources are available to provide for compliance with applicable codes and standards. In addition, they will ensure that:

procedures are established for EPM intervals, inspections, tests, and servicing requirements;

records are maintained of all tests, inspections, servicing, and inventories;

documentation, tests, test intervals, and procedures are guided by the recommendations of NFPA 7013, manufacturer's recommendations, industry standards, orDOE-adopted standards or regulations;

copies of all manufacturer's installation, operating, and maintenance instructions are maintained in a department file; and

EPM work is performed only by qualified personnel.

5.6 CODE COMPLIANCE

Performance Objective:

Ensure compliance with all applicable electrical requirements of DOE Orders, the NFPA, ANSI C2, and the respective parts of 29 CFR 1910 and 29 CFR 1926.

All electrical installations and equipment are subject to inspection and the approval of the AHJ.

5.6.1 CODE AND REGULATION INSPECTORS

Inspectors representing the AHJ will be qualified as required by the AHJ in:

National Electrical Code (NFPA 70); 29 CFR 1910, Subpart S; and

29 CFR 1926, Subparts K and V.

Managers will ensure that adequate resources are available to provide for compliance with applicable codes and standards. In addition, they will ensure that:

Inspections are performed by qualified personnel on all new electrical work and equipment, including utilization equipment. These inspections will be in accordance with 29 CFR 1910, Subpart S.

Any potential imminent danger situation is corrected immediately or personnel is removed from the hazard.

Resources are available to abate all true electrically hazardous conditions.

Inspections are documented. Inspection records, deficiencies, and corrective actions will be maintained in a department file.

Examinations are performed on all equipment that is not listed or labeled by a NRTL.

Record drawings of all electrical systems and equipment are maintained and a rigid system exists for recording changes and correcting the drawings to reflect those changes.

5.6.2 AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION (AHJ)

The ESC is the AHJ for interpreting electrical codes, standards, and regulations.

5.6.3 EXEMPTION AND WAIVERS

All requests for code and regulation exemptions and waivers will first be submitted to the ESC for action.

Requests for exemptions and waivers will include:

a description of the problem and the reason for requesting noncompliance; code or regulation references;

proposed mitigative steps to be taken such as warning signs, barriers, and procedures to

provide equivalent protection; and

proposed dates for the variance.

Normally, exemptions and waivers are not granted for 1) longer than 180 days, 2) the time it takes to correct the deficiency, or 3) the duration of an approved program or operation. (See Section 4.0, Definitions). Exemptions and waivers are granted by the DOE Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety, and Health in accordance with DOE Document DOE/ID-10600.

5.6.4 EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS APPROVAL

All electrical equipment and materials for facility wiring, and similar R&D wiring, as defined by NFPA 70 will be approved in accordance with Article 90-7, "Examination of Equipment for Safety," and Article 110-3, "Examination, Identification, Installation, and Use of Equipment."