Transcript 14th Edition of APPA Safety Manual Safety Manual Review of Changes John H.

14th Edition of APPA Safety
Manual Safety Manual
Review of Changes
John H. Borowski, CIH, CSP
April 22, 2008
APPA Safety Manual 14th Edition Review
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Overview of Change in
Format
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Discuss Changes to
Safety Manual Content
April 2008
Changes to Safety Manual Format – Why?
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Ease Search Characteristics
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Limit Redundancies
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Past Revisions Iterative
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Existing Edition 16 Sections
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Recommended Format 5 Sections
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April 2008
Changes to Safety Manual – 5 Sections
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Section 1 - General Work Rules
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Section 2 - Health and Environmental Control
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Section 3 – Chemical and Physical Hazard
Control
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Section 4 – Personal Protective Equipment
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Section 5 – Electric Utility Operations
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April 2008
Section 1 – General Work Rules
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Existing Section
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Intent to Clearly Present all “General BroadBased Rules”
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All Former Section 100 Series
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Add First Aid
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Add Training
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April 2008
Section 2 – Health and Environmental
Control
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201 Confined or Enclosed Spaces
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202 Hazardous Energy Control/Lockout-Tagout
(formerly Section 109)
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203 Fall Protection (formerly Section 117)
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204 Lighting
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205 Exhaust Ventilation
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206 Hours of Service
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207 Fire Protection (formerly Section 5)
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April 2008
Section 3 – Control of Chemical & Physical
Hazards (New Section)
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301 Material Handling and Storage (formerly Section
131)
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302 Explosives (formerly Section 132)
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303 Compressed Gasses (formerly Section 133)
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304 Hazardous Materials (formerly Sections 201 and
1504)
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305 Fuels and Lubricants (formerly Section 1508)
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306 Noise (formerly Section 203)
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307 Asbestos (formerly Section 205)
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April 2008
Section 3 – Control of Chemical & Physical
Hazards (New Section)
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308 PCBs (formerly Section 612)
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309 Acids and Caustics--Storage (formerly Section 1009)
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310 Acids and Caustics--Handling (formerly Section 1010)
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311 Acids and Caustics--General (formerly Section 1011)
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312 Chlorine (formerly Section 1012)
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313 Lead (formerly Section 1019)
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314 Use of Herbicides and Other Chemicals (formerly
Section 708)
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April 2008
Section 4 – Personal Protective Equipment
(New Section formed from many Sections)
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401 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
(formerly Section 209)
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402 Eye and Face Protection (formerly Section
115)
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403 Head Protection (formerly Section 119)
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404 Wearing Apparel (formerly Section 120)
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405 Clothing (formerly Section 114)
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April 2008
Section 4 – Personal Protective Equipment
(New Section formed from many Sections)
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406 Supplemental Breathing Equipment
(formerly Section 116)
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407 Life Jackets (formerly Section 118)
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408 Respirators (formerly Section 207)
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409 Use and Care of Rubber Gloves (formerly
Section 604)
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April 2008
Section 5 – Electric Utility Operations
(New Section)
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501 Office Safety (formerly Section 12)
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502 Warehouse Operations (formerly Section 16)
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503 Vehicle Operations (formerly Section 3)
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504 Vehicle Maintenance Operations (formerly Section
15)
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505 Work Zone Safety (Traffic Control) (formerly
Section 4)
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506 Tools and Equipment (Formerly many Sections)
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April 2008
Section 5 – Electric Utility Operations
New Section (Cont.)
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507 Overhead Distribution and Transmission (formerly
Section 6)
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508 Tree Trimming (formerly Section 7)
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509 Underground Lines and Equipment (formerly
Sections 8 & 9 Combined)
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510 Generating Stations (formerly Section 10)
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511 Communication Facilities (formerly Section 11)
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April 2008
Changes to Safety Manual Content
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Section 1 - General Work Rules (First Aid)
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Section 2 - Health and Environmental Control
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Fall Protection
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Hours of Service
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Section 3 - Chemical and Physical Hazard Control
(No Changes)
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Section 4 – Personal Protective Equipment
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Eye & Face Protection
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Clothing
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Use of Rubber Gloves
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April 2008
Changes to Safety Manual Content
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Section 5 – Electric Utility Operations
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Section 507.1 - Working On or Near Exposed
Energized Lines and Equipment
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Section 507.3 - Climbing and Working on Poles
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Section 507.13 Grounding—General
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Section 507.16 Setting and Removing Poles
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Section 507.19 Rope
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Section 508.1 Tree Trimming
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April 2008
Section 1 - General Work Rules
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Section 114 First Aid (Formerly Section 13)
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Clarifies how CPR and First Aid information is to
be used – Only by those properly trained.
April 2008
Section 2 - Health and Environmental
Control
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Section 203 – Fall Protection (formerly Section
117):
“Employees working from aerial lifts shall wear full
body harnesses with a shock-absorbing lanyard.”
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Section 206 – Hours of Service:
Deleted “Act” from the Title
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April 2008
Section 3 – Chemical and Physical Hazard
Control
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No Content Changes
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April 2008
Section 4 – Personal Protective Equipment
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Section 402 - Eye and Face Protection (formerly Section
115) - Increased attention to particulates, use of protective
eyewear and clarifies conditions for use of dark lenses.
“ Any time there is a possibility of electrical flash, or work
activities generate airborne particulates, appropriate
safety glasses shall be worn. If a worker may be exposed
to an electrical hazard, all protective headwear, including
prescription eyewear, must have an appropriate nonconductive rating”
“ When working in dark, cloudy conditions, or at night,
clear safety glasses or those with transition type lenses
shall be worn. Glasses with dark lenses shall not be
worn in poor lighting conditions, before sunrise or after
sunset”
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April 2008
Section 4 – Personal Protective Equipment
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Section 405 - Clothing (formerly Section 114) –
Clarifies proper use of FR Clothing.
“Long sleeves are recommended and shall be
worn with sleeves rolled down in order to help
reduce the amount of exposure to heat on the
arms.”
“An electrical safety hat with appropriate protective
shield shall be worn when working on or near live
parts where the possibility of an electric arc exists.
The wearing of short pants when performing any
type of electrical line work shall be prohibited.”
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April 2008
Section 4 – Personal Protective Equipment
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Section 410 - Use and Care of Rubber Gloves
(formerly Section 604) – Recommends use of
rubber gloves when working on pole or other
structure with energized lines.
“As a minimum requirement, gloves shall be put on
before the employee comes within falling or
reaching distance (based on the AC Live-Line
Work Minimum Approach Distance as indicated
in Table 6.1) of unprotected energized circuits or
apparatus”
Deleted – “not less than 5 feet”
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April 2008
Section 5 – Electric Utility Operations
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Section 507 - Overhead Distribution and Transmission
Section 507.1 - Working On or Near Exposed Energized
Lines and Equipment – Clarifies use of protective
equipment.
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Provides updated NESC Tables (2007 Code)
(b) When working on energized circuits of equipment where
the voltage between any two conductors is more than 4 kV,
the following minimum conditions shall be met in addition to
all other rules governing the use of protective equipment.
Employees shall be isolated from all grounds (wooden poles
shall be considered as grounds in this case) by using
approved supplementary insulation such as aerial baskets,
a linesman’s platform, or other approved insulated devices.
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April 2008
Section 5 – Electric Utility Operations
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Section 507 - Overhead Distribution and
Transmission Section 507.1 - Working On or Near
Exposed Energized Lines and Equipment –
Clarifies use of protective equipment.
o) The automatic reclosing feature of circuit
interrupting devices shall be placed in nonautomatic reclose mode before work begins, if
moving, cutting, repairing or performing hands-on
rubber glove methods.
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April 2008
Section 5 – Electric Utility Operations
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Section 507.3 - Climbing and Working on Poles
(d) When poles are encountered such that free climb is not
appropriate (ice, badly chewed, wide cracks, shell rot, etc.),
an alternate means of climbing should be considered
(considerations may include belt around pole, fall arrest
equipment and fall prevention systems) or the use of an
aerial basket shall be considered
e) Climbers shall be put on at the base of the pole and
removed at the base of the pole unless gaffs are covered.
(h) Only approved body belts, body harnesses, and straps
shall be used. Employees shall adhere to the fall protection
requirements outlined in Paragraph 203.
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April 2008
Section 5 – Electric Utility Operations
Section 507.13 Grounding—General – New content clarifies
requirement to use equal potential grounding when
possible: (f) Grounding - Equal potential grounding is
required whenever possible. When equal potential
grounding is not possible, dual point grounding (bracket
grounding) is acceptable.
1. Equal potential grounding is required when workers are
working on or in close proximity to a structure, whether
working from the structure (climbing) or from an aerial
device.
2. If the line conductor is down on the ground or work is being
performed from an aerial device in mid-span where no
structure is in the immediate work area, dual point
grounding (bracket grounding) may be utilized. When using
dual point grounding, grounds shall be installed as close as
practical to the work location and no further away than one
span.
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April 2008
Section 5 – Electric Utility Operations
Section 507.13 Grounding—General – New content clarifies
requirement to bond lifting equipment, trucks etc. when
working near energized equipment or lines:
(k) Lifting equipment, bucket and material handling trucks,
digger/derricks line trucks, shall be bonded to an effective
ground or considered energized and barricaded when used
near energized equipment or lines. Employers may elect to
barricade lifting equipment, bucket and material handling
trucks, digger/derricks line trucks, instead of bonding to the
best available ground. In either case a physical barricade
must be in place to keep employees or the general public
from coming in contact with the equipment. When installing
truck grounds, the employee installing the ground must use
a hand line to raise and lower the ground.
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April 2008
Section 5 – Electric Utility Operations
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Section 507.16 Setting and Removing Poles
While setting or removing poles between or near
conductors energized above 600 volts, observe the
following:
“Ground wires shall not be attached on the pole
being set or removed from an energized line higher
than ten feet from the ground.”
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Section 507.19 Rope
“Hand lines shall be a minimum of 1/2 inch
diameter manila line or have a minimum breaking
strength of ½ inch diameter manila role (2650 lbs).”
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April 2008
Section 5 – Electric Utility Operations
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Section 508.1 Tree Trimming General (formerly Section 7)
a) The qualified utility arborist in charge before the start of
each job shall perform a job briefing. The briefing shall be
communicated to all affected workers. An employee working
alone does not need to conduct a job briefing. However, the
employer shall ensure that the tasks are being performed as
if a briefing were required. (ANSI-4.1.3)
b) Chain saw-resistant foot / leg protection shall be worn
by employees while operating a chain saw during ground
operations. (See ANSI-133 4.2.8)
c) Workers engaged in tree trimming operations shall wear
head protection that conforms to ANSI Z89.1. Class E
helmets shall be worn when working in proximity to
electrical conductors, in accordance with ANSI Z89.1.
Workers shall not place reliance on the dielectric capabilities
of such helmets.
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April 2008
Safety Manual Format and Content Changes
Safety Committee Roundtable: Wed (8:00 – Noon)
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Opportunity to
Participate in Final
Decisions
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Questions?
April 2008