OSHA 30 Construction Introduction to NFPA70E

Question 1

were can the OSHA regulations for electrical safety be found

Answer 1

CFR 1910
and
CFR 1926

Question 2

What is the more rigorous and established industry standard for electrical safety

Answer 2

NFPA70E

Question 3

NEC vs NFPA70E

Answer 3

NEC not usually focused on safety mostly on protection of equipment and property

NFPA70 focused entirely on safety

Question 4

What does NFPA 70E not cover

Answer 4

watercraft, automotive, railway, communications equipment and utility applications

Question 5

what are the three chapters in NFPA70 represent

Answer 5

Safety related work practices

safety related miniatous

safety related special equipment

Question 6

what are the articles found in NFPAE chapter 1

Answer 6

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

Question 7

what does chapter 2 cover

Answer 7

maintance personnel

Question 8

what does chapter 2 cover

Answer 8

safety requirements for special equipment

Question 9

what are the informative annexs

Answer 9

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

Question 10

information on human factors and performance such as human erro can be found in

Answer 10

annex Q

Question 11

what is the first priority for hazard elimination

Answer 11

hazard removal

Question 12

How often must an electrical safety program be audited

Answer 12

in no more then 3 year intervals

Question 13

How often will field work be audited

Answer 13

no more the then 1 year intervals

Question 14

were can lock out tag out procedure be found

Answer 14

in article 120

Question 15

how often must LOTO procedures be audits

Answer 15

at most once a year

Question 16

How often must retraining be done

Answer 16

no more then 3 years

Question 17

do licensed electricians automatically meet NFPA definition of a qualified person

Answer 17

no

Question 18

when is an energized electrical work permit required

Answer 18

if

1 operating at or greater then 50 volts

2 the equipment cannot be placed in electrically safe work conditions

Question 19

what are the approach boundaries for an arc flash

Answer 19

arc flash boundary
limited approach boundary
restricted approach boundary

Question 20

were can the requirements for PPE be found

Answer 20

NFPA 70E 130.7(!4)(c)

Question 21

what are the 2 ways that ppe can be selcted

Answer 21

incident energy analysis method
(cate1 to cat4 in increasing level of energy protection)

PPE category method
(based on table in NFPA)

Question 22

how often should gloves and blanks be certified

Answer 22

6 months and 12 months respectively

Question 23

NFPA70E states that all ppe must meet 1 of 3 levels of

Answer 23

conformity

Question 24

energized electrical work permits have how many critical elements

Answer 24

9