electrical cord checklist
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Published by SALUSElectrical Cord Safety Checklist
This checklist is designed to ensure the safe use of electrical cords and prevent electrical hazards in the workplace. It applies to all cord- and plug-connected equipment and flexible cord sets (extension cords) [1].
Instructions: Inspect each item before use and mark as satisfactory or unsatisfactory. If any item is marked as unsatisfactory, remove the cord from service until repairs are made [1].
I. Visual Inspection (To be completed before each shift)
- [ ] Outer Jacket/Insulation: Check for any damage to the outer jacket or insulation of the cord, such as cuts, abrasions, or exposed wires 1, 2.
- Corrective Actions:
- [ ] Plugs and Connectors: Inspect plugs and connectors for loose parts, deformed or missing pins, and proper mating configurations 1, 2.
- Corrective Actions:
- [ ] Evidence of Internal Damage: Look for signs of possible internal damage, such as pinched or crushed outer jacket 1, 2.
- Corrective Actions:
- [ ] Markings: Ensure that the cord is marked with the type designation, size, and number of conductors at intervals not exceeding 24 inches 3, 16.
- Corrective Actions:
II. Grounding and Conductive Locations
- [ ] Grounding Conductor: Verify that cords used with grounding-type equipment contain an equipment grounding conductor 1, 2.
- Corrective Actions:
- [ ] Continuity: Test all equipment grounding conductors for continuity and ensure they are properly connected to the grounding terminal 6, 10.
- Corrective Actions:
- [ ] Adapters: Ensure that adapters which interrupt the continuity of the equipment grounding connection are not in use 1, 2.
- Corrective Actions:
- [ ] Work Locations: Confirm that cords used in highly conductive work locations (e.g., wet areas) are approved for those locations 1, 2.
- Corrective Actions:
III. Handling and Usage
- [ ] Handling Practices: Ensure cords are handled in a manner that does not cause damage. Cords should not be used for raising or lowering equipment, or fastened with staples 1, 7.
- Corrective Actions:
- [ ] Splices: Check that flexible cords are used in continuous lengths without splices or taps, unless splices retain the original cord properties 3, 16.
- Corrective Actions:
- [ ] Strain Relief: Verify that cords are connected to devices and fittings with proper strain relief to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws 3, 16.
- Corrective Actions:
- [ ] Wet Conditions: Ensure employees' hands are dry when plugging and unplugging cords and equipment [2].
- Corrective Actions:
IV. Testing and Recording (To be completed at specified intervals)
- [ ] Testing Frequency: Test cords and receptacles before first use, after repairs, after incidents that could cause damage, and at intervals not exceeding three months (six months for fixed cords not exposed to damage) 6, 10.
- Corrective Actions:
- [ ] Test Record: Maintain a record of all tests, identifying each cord, receptacle, and equipment that passed the test, and the date of testing 6, 10.
- Corrective Actions:
V. Other Considerations
- [ ] Overcurrent Protection: Do not modify overcurrent protection of circuits and conductors beyond what is allowed [2].
- Corrective Actions:
- [ ] Flammable Materials: Ensure that electric equipment capable of igniting flammable materials is not used where such materials are present 4, 8.
- Corrective Actions:
VI. Certification
Inspected by: __________________________
Date: __________________________
Supervisor Review: __________________________
Sources used for this answer
[1] Safety Standards for General Safety and Health Standards (Chaper 296-24 WAC)
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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ - (i) Employees' hands must not be wet when plugging and unplugging flexible cords and cord- and plug-connected equipment, if energized equipment is involved. - (ii) You must only handle energized plug and receptacle connections with insulating protective equipment if the condition of the connection could provide a conducting path to the employee's hand (if, for example, a cord connector is wet from being immersed in water). - (iii) You must properly secure locking-type connectors after connection. ## (2) Electric power and lighting circuits . - (a) Routine opening and closing of circuits . You must use load rated switches, circuit breakers, or other devices specifically designed as disconnecting means for the opening, reversing, or closing of circuits under load conditions. You must not use cable connectors not of the load-break type, fuses, terminal lugs, and cable splice connections for such purposes, except in an emergency. - (b) Reclosing circuits after protective device operation . After a circuit is deenergized by a circuit protective device, you must not manually reenergize the circuit until it has been determined that the equipment and circuit can be safely energized. The repetitive manual reclosing of circuit breakers or reenergizing circuits through replaced fuses is prohibited. Note: When it can be determined from the design of the circuit and the overcurrent devices involved that the automatic operation of a device was caused by an overload rather than a fault condition, no examination of the circuit or connected equipment is needed before the circuit is reenergized. - (c) Overcurrent protection modification . You must not modify overcurrent protection modification overcurrent protection of circuits and conductors, even on a temporary …
[2] Safety Standards for General Safety and Health Standards (Chaper 296-24 WAC)
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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ effective 09/01/01. Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 91-24-017 (Order 91-07), 296-24-980, filed 11/22/91, effective 12/24/91.] ## WAC 296-24-985 Use of equipment. - (1) Portable electric equipment . This section applies to the use of cord- and plug-connected equipment, including flexible cord sets (extension cords). - (a) Handling . You must handle handling portable equipment in a manner which will not cause damage. You must not use flexible electric cords connected to equipment for raising or lowering the equipment. You must not fasten flexible cords with staples or otherwise hung in such a fashion as could damage the outer jacket or insulation. ## (b) Visual inspection . - (i) You must visually inspect portable cord- and plug-connected equipment and flexible cord sets (extension cords) before use on any shift for external defects (such as loose parts, deformed and missing pins, or damage to outer jacket or insulation) and for evidence of possible internal damage (such as pinched or crushed outer jacket). Cord- and plug-connected equipment and flexible cord sets (extension cords) which remain connected once they are put in place and are not exposed to damage need not be visually inspected until they are relocated. - (ii) If there is a defect or evidence of damage that might expose an employee to injury, you must remove the defective or damaged item from service, and employees must no use it until repairs and tests necessary to render the equipment safe have been made. - (iii) When an attachment plug is to be connected to a receptacle (including any on a cord set), you must first check the relationship of the plug and receptacle contacts to ensure they are of proper mating configurations. ## (c) Grounding-type equipment . - (i) A flexib…
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