This lesson covers the procedures used to keep workers safe from accidental contact with energized equipment.
Objectives:
- Identify the methods for guarding against electrical contact in the work area.
- Identify the OSHA requirements for working alone around electrical equipment.
- Identify the electrical work situations where OSHA requires working with at least two employees.
- Identify the OSHA requirements minimum workspace when working around electrical equipment.
- Identify the OSHA requirements for working safely around energized equipment.
- Identify the OSHA requirements for performing inspections of electrical equipment.
- Identify the purpose and proper application of the OSHA minimum approach distances.