OSHA 30 Construction Introduction to NFPA70E Flashcards
were can the OSHA regulations for electrical safety be found
CFR 1910
and
CFR 1926
What is the more rigorous and established industry standard for electrical safety
NFPA70E
NEC vs NFPA70E
NEC not usually focused on safety mostly on protection of equipment and property
NFPA70 focused entirely on safety
What does NFPA 70E not cover
watercraft, automotive, railway, communications equipment and utility applications
what are the three chapters in NFPA70 represent
Safety related work practices
safety related miniatous
safety related special equipment
what are the articles found in NFPAE chapter 1
ARTICLE 100
Definitions
ARTICLE 105
Application of Safety-Related Work
Practices
ARTICLE 110
General Requirements for Electrical
Safety-Related Work Practices
ARTICLE 120
Establishing an Electrically Safe Work
Condition
ARTICLE 130
Work Involving Electrical Hazards
what does chapter 2 cover
maintance personnel
what does chapter 2 cover
safety requirements for special equipment
what are the informative annexs
Annex C Limits of Approach
Annex E electrical safety program
annex G sample lockout tagout program
annex H guidance for selection of ppc and ppe
annex Q human performance and workplace electrical safety
information on human factors and performance such as human erro can be found in
annex Q
what is the first priority for hazard elimination
hazard removal
How often must an electrical safety program be audited
in no more then 3 year intervals
How often will field work be audited
no more the then 1 year intervals
were can lock out tag out procedure be found
in article 120
how often must LOTO procedures be audits
at most once a year
How often must retraining be done
no more then 3 years
do licensed electricians automatically meet NFPA definition of a qualified person
no
when is an energized electrical work permit required
if
1 operating at or greater then 50 volts
2 the equipment cannot be placed in electrically safe work conditions
what are the approach boundaries for an arc flash
arc flash boundary
limited approach boundary
restricted approach boundary
were can the requirements for PPE be found
NFPA 70E 130.7(!4)(c)
what are the 2 ways that ppe can be selcted
incident energy analysis method
(cate1 to cat4 in increasing level of energy protection)
PPE category method
(based on table in NFPA)
how often should gloves and blanks be certified
6 months and 12 months respectively
NFPA70E states that all ppe must meet 1 of 3 levels of
conformity
energized electrical work permits have how many critical elements
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