What PPE is required when testing post tension cables?
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Published by SALUSWhile the provided documents do not explicitly list the required PPE for testing post-tension cables, they do offer general guidelines for electrical safety and personal protective equipment. Here's a summary of what would likely be required:
- Electrical Protective Equipment: When working in areas with potential electrical hazards, employees must use electrical protective equipment appropriate for the body parts needing protection and the work performed [1]. This equipment must be maintained in a safe, reliable condition and inspected/tested periodically [1].
- Head Protection: Nonconductive head protection is essential where there's a risk of head injury from electric shock or burns due to contact with exposed energized parts [1].
- Eye and Face Protection: Wear protective equipment for the eyes or face if there's a danger of injury from electric arcs, flashes, or flying objects resulting from electrical explosions [1].
- Insulated Tools: Use insulated tools or handling equipment when working near exposed energized conductors or circuit parts [1].
- Insulating Gloves and Sleeves: Employees should use rubber insulating equipment designed for the voltage levels encountered [2]. Gloves and sleeves should be inspected before each day’s use [3].
Additionally, it's important to:
- Ensure that personal protective devices, tools, and equipment are carefully inspected by a competent person before each day's use to ensure they are in good condition [2].
- Use equipment, tools, and safety devices according to the manufacturer's recommendations [2].
It is important to note that personal protective equipment requirements have been moved to WAC 296-800-160 [4] and electrical protective equipment requirements have been moved to WAC 296-24-980 [4].
Sources used for this answer
[1] Safety Standards for General Safety and Health Standards (Chaper 296-24 WAC)
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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ - Note: Rubber insulating equipment meeting the following national consensus standards is deemed to be in compliance with subsection (1) of this section: American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D-120-87, Specification for Rubber Insulating Gloves. ASTM D 178-93, Specification for Rubber Insulating Matting. ASTM D 1048-93, Specification for Rubber Insulating Blankets. ASTM D 1049-93, Specification for Rubber Insulating Covers ASTM D 1050-90, Specification for Rubber Insulating Line Hose. ASTM D 1051-87, Specification for Rubber Insulating Sleeves. These standards contain specifications for conducting the various tests required in subsection (1) of this section. For example, the a-c and d-c proof-tests, the breakdown test, the water soak procedure, and the ozone test mentioned in this paragraph are described in detail in the ASTM standards. ## (4) In-service care and use . - (a) You must maintain electrical protective equipment in a safe, reliable condition. - (b) The following specific requirements apply to insulating blankets, covers, line hose, gloves, and sleeves made of rubber: - (i) Maximum use voltages must conform to those listed in Table A-5. - (ii) You must inspect insulating equipment for damage before each day's use and immediately following any incident that can reasonably be suspected of having caused damage. You must give insulating gloves an air test, along with the inspection. - (iii) Insulating equipment with any of the following defects must not be used: - (A) A hole, tear, puncture, or cut; - (B) Ozone cutting or ozone checking (the cutting action produced by ozone on rubber under mechanical stress into a series of interlacing cracks); - (C) An embedded foreign object; - (D) Any of the following texture changes: Swelling, s…
[2] Safety Standards for General Safety and Health Standards (Chaper 296-24 WAC)
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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ## PART A-2 ## PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT RESERVED Note: Personal protective equipment requirements have been moved to WAC 296-800- 160. Note: Electrical protective equipment requirements have been moved to WAC 296-24-980
[3] Safety Standards for General Safety and Health Standards (Chaper 296-24 WAC)
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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ - (I) The employer ensures that the employee who applied the lock or tag is not available at the workplace; and - (II) The employer ensures that the employee is aware that the lock or tag has been removed before he or she resumes work at that workplace. - (D) You must provide a visual determination that all employees are clear of the circuits and equipment. [Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, .040, .050, and .060. 15-24-100 (Order 15-04), § 296-24-975, filed 12/01/2015, effective 01/05/2016 Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, .040, .050, and .060. 04-15-105 (Order 03-12), § 296-24-975, filed 07/20/04, effective 11/01/04. [Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 94-15-096 (Order 94-07), 296-24-975, filed 7/20/94, effective 9/20/94; 91-24-017 (Order 91-07), 296-24-975, filed 11/22/91, effective 12/24/91.] ## WAC 296-24-980 Safeguards for personnel protection. ## (1) Use of protective equipment . - (a) Personal protective equipment . - (i) You must provide employees working in areas where there are potential electrical hazards with electrical protective equipment that is appropriate for the specific parts of the body to be protected and for the work to be performed, and you must ensure that they use such protective equipment. - Note: Personal protective equipment requirements are contained in chapter 296-24 WAC Part L, and WAC [redacted identifier]. - (ii) You must maintain protective equipment in a safe, reliable condition and you must periodically inspect or test it, as required by chapter 296-24 WAC Part L, and WAC [redacted identifier]. - (iii) If the insulating capability of protective equipment may be subject to damage during use, you must protect the insulating material. (For example, an outer covering of leather is sometimes used for the p…
[4] Rules for the Administration of the Oregon Safe Employment Act (General Occupational Safety and Health, Division 2, OSHA Oregon)
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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Division 2 - (e) Tools and personal protective equipment - Generally. Personal protective equipment, protective devices and special tools needed for the work of employees shall be provided and the employer shall ensure that they are used by employees. Before each day's use the employer shall ensure that these personal protective devices, tools, and equipment are carefully inspected by a competent person to ascertain that they are in good condition. - [redacted phone] (4) All equipment, tools, and safety devices shall be installed, used and operated in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations and operating instructions and its listing or labeling. - 1910.268 (f) Rubber insulating equipment. - (1) Rubber insulating equipment designed for the voltage levels to be encountered shall be provided and the employer shall ensure that they are used by employees as required by this section. The requirements of 1910.137, Electrical Protective Equipment, shall be followed except for Table I-6. - (2) The employer is responsible for the periodic retesting of all insulating gloves, blankets, and other rubber insulating equipment. This retesting shall be electrical, visual and mechanical. The following maximum retesting intervals shall apply: - (3) Gloves and blankets shall be marked to indicate compliance with the retest schedule, and shall be marked with the date the next test is due. Gloves found to be defective in the field or by the tests set forth in paragraph (f)(2) of this section shall be destroyed by cutting them open from the finger to the gauntlet. [redacted phone] (5) Reserved - (g) Personal climbing equipment.
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