This checklist can help supervisors ensure an electrically safe work environment.
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Are employees required to report any obvious hazard to life or property observed in connection with electrical equipment or lines? | |||
Are employees instructed to make preliminary inspections and/or appropriate tests to determine what conditions exist before starting work on electrical equipment or lines? | |||
Would an emergency responder (not a plant electrician) be able to recognize the main switch or switches? | |||
Does each panelboard have a “legend” indicating the purpose of each circuit breaker, fuse, or switch in the panelboard? (e.g., #3 – lights, east side) | |||
Is any aluminum wire used for wiring on the premises? | |||
If aluminum wire is used, are all connectors and devices approved for use with aluminum? | |||
When electrical equipment or lines are to be serviced, maintained, or adjusted, are necessary switches opened, locked-out, and tagged? | |||
Are portable electrical tools and equipment grounded or of the double insulated type? | |||
Are electrical appliances, such as vacuum cleaners and vending machines, grounded? | |||
Do extension cords have a grounding conductor? | |||
Are multiple plug adaptors prohibited? | |||
Are ground-fault circuit interrupters installed on each temporary 15 or 20 ampere, 120 volt AC circuit at locations where construction, demolition, modifications, alterations or excavations are being performed? | |||
If any electrical installations are in hazardous dust or vapor areas, do they meet the National Electrical Code (NEC) for hazardous locations? | |||
Are flexible cords and cables free of splices or taps? | |||
In wet or damp locations, are electrical tools and equipment appropriate for the use or location, or otherwise protected? | |||
Is the location of electrical power lines and cables determined before digging or drilling? | |||
Are metal measuring tapes, ropes, or similar devices with metallic thread woven into the fabric prohibited where they could come in contact with energized parts of equipment or circuit conductors? | |||
Are metal ladders prohibited in areas where the ladder or the person using the ladder could come in contact with energized parts of equipment, fixtures, or circuit conductors? | |||
Are all disconnecting switches and circuit breakers labeled to indicate their use or equipment served? | |||
Are disconnecting means always opened before fuses are replaced? | |||
Are all energized parts of electrical circuits and equipment guarded by approved cabinets or enclosures against accidental contact? | |||
Is sufficient access and working space provided and maintained around all electrical equipment to permit ready and safe operations and maintenance? | |||
Are all unused openings (including conduit knockouts) in electrical enclosures and fittings closed with appropriate covers, plugs or plates? | |||
Is each motor disconnecting switch or circuit breaker located within sight of the motor control device? | |||
Are employees who regularly work on or around energized electrical equipment or lines instructed in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) methods? | |||
Are employees prohibited from working alone on energized lines or equipment over 600 volts? |
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