Electrical Safety

General Company Policy

The purpose of this program is to inform interested persons, including employees,

that Company name is complying with the OSHA Electrical Safety Standard, Title 29
Code of Federal Regulations 1910.333, by determining that this workplace needs
written procedures for preventing electric shock or other injuries resulting from
direct/indirect electrical contacts to employees working on or near energized or
deenergized parts. This program applies to all work operations at Company name
where employees may be exposed to live parts and/or those parts that have been
deenergized.

Name/title has overall responsibility for coordinating safety and health programs in
this company. Name/title is the person having overall responsibility for the Electrical
Safety Program. Name/title will review and update the program, as necessary.
Copies of the written program may be obtained from Name/title in Enter location .
Under this program, our employees receive instructions in the purpose and use of
energy control procedures, as well as the other required elements of the Control of
Hazardous Energy standard. This instruction includes the deenergizing of
equipment, applying locks and tags, verifying deenergization, and equipment
reenergizing.

If, after reading this program, you find that improvements can be made, please
contact Name/title or Name/title . We encourage all suggestions because we are
committed to creating a safe workplace for all our employees and a successful
electrical safety program is an important component of our overall safety plan. We
strive for clear understanding, safe work practices, and involvement in the program
from every level of the company.

Hazard Analysis Report

To determine areas of Company name that need to be included in the Electrical

Safety Program, Name/title has conducted a hazard analysis of our workplace. This
analysis located in Enter location , has provided us with information identifying
which departments have equipment using electricity, various types of wiring
installations, and the types of employee functions that must be covered by the
Electrical Safety Program. The departments/areas of our company identified as
having electrically operated equipment and/or wiring installations are
List departments/areas
.

Electrically operated equipment that must be deenergized before work can be done
on it and where it is located includes List equipment and location/work area .

Employees of our company who are qualified to work on, near, or with energized
electric circuits and equipment are List qualified employees .

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More Info – A qualified person is defined as one familiar with the construction and
operation of the equipment and the hazards involved. He or she has training in
avoiding the electrical hazards of working on or near exposed energized parts.

Note 1: Whether an employee is considered to be a “qualified person” will depend

upon various circumstances in the workplace. It is possible and, in fact, likely for an
individual to be considered “qualified” with regard to certain equipment in the
workplace, but “unqualified” as to other equipment. (See 29 CFR 1910.332(b)(3) for
training requirements that specifically apply to qualified persons.)

Note 2: An employee who is undergoing on-the-job training and who, in the course
of such training, has demonstrated an ability to perform duties safely at his or her
level of training and who is under the direct supervision of a qualified person is
considered to be a qualified person for the performance of those duties.

Employees working on, near, or with energized electric circuits and equipment who
have limited knowledge of electrical circuitry are List unqualified employees .

More Info – An unqualified person is one who has little or no training in avoiding the
electrical hazards of working on or near exposed energized parts.

Training Program

Every employee at Company name who faces the risk of electric shock from working
on or near energized or deenergized electrical sources receives training in electrical
related safety work practices pertaining to the individual's job assignment.

The goal of our electrical safety training program is to ensure that all employees
understand the hazards associated with electric energy and that they are capable of
performing the necessary steps to protect themselves and their coworkers.

Our electrical training program covers these basic elements:

 Lockout and tagging of conductors and parts of electrical equipment.

 Safe procedures for deenergizing circuits and equipment.
 Application of locks and tags.
 Verification that the equipment has been deenergized.
 Procedures for reenergizing the circuits or equipment.
 Other electrically related information which is necessary for employee safety.

In our facility, all the persons working on or near energized or deenergized electric
sources are considered “qualified” to work safely with electrical energy and have
received the appropriate training and certification to do so. In addition to the basic
training elements, our “qualified” employees are trained in the skills and techniques
necessary to identify exposed live parts, determine nominal voltages, and clearance
distances and corresponding voltages. This group of employees has also received
additional training that includes List additional training such as first aid or CPR .

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More Info – This question is asking for training elements beyond what is required by
29 CFR 1910.332(b)(3). For example, you might include training in first aid and
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). For your information, 1910.332(b) requires
that qualified employees be trained:

 In and familiar with any electrically-related safety practices required by

1910.331 through 1910.335;
 In any other electrically-related safety practices which are necessary for their
safety;
 In the skills and techniques necessary to distinguish exposed live parts from
other parts of electric equipment;
 In the skills and techniques necessary to determine the nominal voltage of
exposed live parts; and
 In the clearance distances specified in 1910.333(c) and the corresponding
voltages to which the qualified person will be exposed.

Note 1: For the purposes of 1910.331 through 1910.335, a person must have the
training required by 1910.332(b)(3) of this section in order to be considered a
qualified person.

Note 2: Qualified persons whose work on energized equipment involves either direct
contact or contact by means of tools or materials must also have the training
needed to meet 1910.333(c)(2).

The format we follow for our training program is

Enter format, i.e., classroom instruction or on-the-job. If you giv
.

More Info – According to 29 CFR 1910.332(d), training must be of the classroom or

on-the-job type. The degree of training provided must be determined by the risk to
the employee. Typical occupational categories or employees facing a higher than
normal risk of electrical accident include:

 Blue collar supervisors (see note)

 Electrical and electronic engineers (see note)
 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers (see note)
 Electrical and electronic technicians (see note)
 Electricians
 Industrial machine operators (see note)
 Material handling equipment operators (see note)
 Mechanics and repairers (see note)
 Painters (see note)
 Riggers and roustabouts (see note)
 Stationary engineers (see note)
 Welders

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Note: Workers in these groups do not need to be trained, if their work or the work of
those they supervise does not bring them or the employees they supervise close
enough to exposed parts of electric circuits operating at 50 volts or more to ground
for a hazard to exist.

The procedures we follow when training new employees who will be working on or
near electrical equipment or circuitry are
Enter procedures. This does NOT include the “elements” of the training p
. When changes involving electrical elements
occur in our company, we provide additional employee training to ensure the safety
of all affected workers. In this case, we follow these procedures: Enter procedures .

Name/title conducts the electrical safety training for all employees. Every employee
who participates in the Electrical Safety Program receives a certificate which they
sign verifying that they have completed the course, that they understand the
information presented, and that they will follow all company policies and procedures
regarding electrical safety. These signed certificates of training as well as all
training materials and documentation are kept by Name/title in Enter location .

Lockout and Tagging Program

It is a Company name policy that circuits and equipment must be disconnected from
all electric energy sources before work on them begins. We use lockout and tagging
devices to prevent the accidental reenergization of this equipment. These lockout
and tagging procedures are the main component of our electrical safety program.
The safety procedures that make up our lockout and tagging program include these
elements:

Deenergizing circuits and equipment. We disconnect the circuits and equipment to

be worked on from all electric energy sources and we release stored energy that
could accidentally reenergize equipment.

 Application of locks and tags. Only authorized employees are allowed to

place a lock and tag on each disconnecting means used to deenergize our
circuits or equipment before work begins. Our locks prevent unauthorized
persons from reenergizing the equipment or circuits and the tags prohibit
unauthorized operation of the disconnecting device.
 Verification of deenergized condition of circuits and equipment. Prior
to work on the equipment, we require that a “qualified” employee verify that
the equipment is deenergized and cannot be restarted.
 Reenergizing circuits and equipment. Before circuits or equipment are
reenergized, we follow these steps in this order:
o A “qualified” employee conducts tests and verifies that all tools and
devices have been removed.
o All exposed employees are warned to stay clear of circuits and
equipment.
o Authorized employees remove their own locks and tags.

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 o We do a visual inspection of the area to be sure all employees are
clear of the circuits and equipment.

In addition to these lockout and tagging elements, we

Enter additional lockout and tagging procedures
.

List authorized persons are the persons trained and authorized to deenergize,
verify, and reenergize electric circuits and equipment in our company.

More Info – Lockout/tagout must be performed by a qualified person.

Enforcement

Constant awareness of and respect for electrical hazards, and compliance with all
safety rules are considered conditions of employment. Supervisors and individuals
in the Safety and Personnel Department reserve the right to issue disciplinary
warnings to employees, up to and including termination, for failure to follow the
guidelines of this program.

Appendix

We have attached to this plan any lists, samples, or procedures we thought would
ensure better understanding of our written program.