High Voltage Switching Flashcards
ST-3
Safety Rules Manual
ST-4
Standardize Safety Training Plan
ST-7
Electrical Safety Equipment-Lineman’s Rubber Gloves and Blankets
OP-5
Operating Log
OP-14
Coding of switches, Valves, and Piping
SOO
Standing Operating Orders
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PPE
Personal Protective Equipment
4 reasons for high voltage training
FED OSHA
State OSHA
DWR Safety
DWR past accidents
3 Electric hazards
Arc Flash
Shock
Blast
Implementation of Project O&M Instruction OP-2 is provided under authority of the
Deputy Director
A statement from the operations supervisor with documentation declaring that the equipment to be worked on has been de-energized and isolated from all sources of hazardous energy with safety tags and appropriate locking devices placed.
Clearance
A machine, device, or apparatus, either electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic; including, but not limited to, electrical circuits, data and control circuits, piping systems…..
Equipment
Form filled out jointly by worker and operations supervisor for the authorization process of equipment outages, or other work authorizations in the WCA process
Equipment Request Order Form (EROF)
A person who is authorized and qualified to issue and ensure continuity of protection; Safe clearances, Hot Line Orders, Oks to work, special condition orders, or orders for general switching.
Operations Supervisor
A person who is authorized and who is Qualified to perform switching and tagging oerations
Switchperson
Who is responsible for the administration and oversight of the list of authorized personnel
Field Division Operations Superintendents
Who has the overall responsibility for ensuring that all employees within their respective field divisions and headquarters sections are aware of and comply with OP-2
Field Division Chiefs, and chief water and power dispatcher
Who has the responsibility is to ensure that OP2 and its attachments are understood, properly applied, and strictly adhered to by all employees engaged in requesting, placing, issuing , receiving, releasing, removing and processing clearances, oks to work ….?
Operations Superintendent (Chief water and power dispatcher for appropriate headquarters staff)
Who is responsible for the preparation, review, updating, and interpretation of the attachments contained in OP2?
Chief water and power Dispatcher
Conflicts arising with OP2 procedures and actual operating practices shall be immediately brought to the attention of the
Chief water and power dispatcher
What is the purpose of a Clearance
is to provide safe conditions for workers to work on or near, normally dangerous equipment
In order for an electrical accident to occur what must exist
power source
person
path
What constitutes safe switching
proper planning
proper procedures
proper communications
proper execution
What does a Yellow colored valve mean
adjustable
What does a Red colored valve mean
normally open
What does a Green colored valve mean
normally closed
Low voltage is 600 volts or less
True (for this test)
What kind of fabric will burn
Polyester
What ppe would protect you from electric shock
hard hat
rubber blanket
voltage rated gloves
equipotentail grounding creates a
work zone in which the worker is protected from electric shock from differences in electric potential between objects in the work area
When operating an disconnect in a switch yard you should watch the arc?
false
How to obtain an equipotentail zone
isolate from potential then ground
Who qualifies a person to work on a piece of equipment
supervisor
Electrical shock can damage human skin from
inside out and outside in
If you change the suspension in the hard hat can you wear it backwards
yes
OP 5 give us a list of
approved abbreviations
What will protect you from electric blast
face shield
ear plugs
blast suit
what steps should taken before working on electrical equipment
test voltage
hang grounds
