14th Edition of APPA Safety Manual Safety Manual Review of Changes

1
14th Edition of APPA Safety Manual Safety
ManualReview of Changes

• John H. Borowski, CIH, CSP

April 22, 2008
2
APPA Safety Manual 14th Edition Review

• Overview of Change in Format
• Discuss Changes to Safety Manual Content

3
Changes to Safety Manual Format Why?

• Ease Search Characteristics
• Limit Redundancies
• Past Revisions Iterative
• Existing Edition 16 Sections
• Recommended Format 5 Sections

4
Changes to Safety Manual 5 Sections

• Section 1 - General Work Rules
• Section 2 - Health and Environmental Control
• Section 3 Chemical and Physical Hazard Control
• Section 4 Personal Protective Equipment
• Section 5 Electric Utility Operations

5
Section 1 General Work Rules

• Existing Section
• Intent to Clearly Present all General
  Broad-Based Rules
• All Former Section 100 Series
• Add First Aid
• Add Training

6
Section 2 Health and Environmental Control

• 201 Confined or Enclosed Spaces
• 202 Hazardous Energy Control/Lockout-Tagout (form
  erly Section 109)
• 203 Fall Protection (formerly Section 117)
• 204 Lighting
• 205 Exhaust Ventilation
• 206 Hours of Service
• 207 Fire Protection (formerly Section 5)

7
Section 3 Control of Chemical Physical
Hazards (New Section)

• 301 Material Handling and Storage (formerly
  Section 131)
• 302 Explosives (formerly Section 132)
• 303 Compressed Gasses (formerly Section 133)
• 304 Hazardous Materials (formerly Sections 201
  and 1504)
• 305 Fuels and Lubricants (formerly Section 1508)
• 306 Noise (formerly Section 203)
• 307 Asbestos (formerly Section 205)

8
Section 3 Control of Chemical Physical
Hazards (New Section)

• 308 PCBs (formerly Section 612)
• 309 Acids and Caustics--Storage (formerly Section
  1009)
• 310 Acids and Caustics--Handling (formerly
  Section 1010)
• 311 Acids and Caustics--General (formerly Section
  1011)
• 312 Chlorine (formerly Section 1012)
• 313 Lead (formerly Section 1019)
• 314 Use of Herbicides and Other Chemicals
  (formerly Section 708)

9
Section 4 Personal Protective Equipment(New
Section formed from many Sections)

• 401 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  (formerly Section 209)
• 402 Eye and Face Protection (formerly Section
  115)
• 403 Head Protection (formerly Section 119)
• 404 Wearing Apparel (formerly Section 120)
• 405 Clothing (formerly Section 114)

10
Section 4 Personal Protective Equipment(New
Section formed from many Sections)

• 406 Supplemental Breathing Equipment (formerly
  Section 116)
• 407 Life Jackets (formerly Section 118)
• 408 Respirators (formerly Section 207)
• 409 Use and Care of Rubber Gloves (formerly
  Section 604)

11
Section 5 Electric Utility Operations (New
Section)

• 501 Office Safety (formerly Section 12)
• 502 Warehouse Operations (formerly Section 16)
• 503 Vehicle Operations (formerly Section 3)
• 504 Vehicle Maintenance Operations (formerly
  Section 15)
• 505 Work Zone Safety (Traffic Control)
  (formerly Section 4)
• 506 Tools and Equipment (Formerly many Sections)

12
Section 5 Electric Utility Operations New
Section (Cont.)

• 507 Overhead Distribution and Transmission
  (formerly Section 6)
• 508 Tree Trimming (formerly Section 7)
• 509 Underground Lines and Equipment (formerly
  Sections 8 9 Combined)
• 510 Generating Stations (formerly Section 10)
• 511 Communication Facilities (formerly Section 11)

13
Changes to Safety Manual Content

• Section 1 - General Work Rules (First Aid)
• Section 2 - Health and Environmental Control
• Fall Protection
• Hours of Service
• Section 3 - Chemical and Physical Hazard Control
  (No Changes)
• Section 4 Personal Protective Equipment
• Eye Face Protection
• Clothing
• Use of Rubber Gloves

14
Changes to Safety Manual Content

• Section 5 Electric Utility Operations
• Section 507.1 - Working On or Near Exposed
  Energized Lines and Equipment
• Section 507.3 - Climbing and Working on Poles
• Section 507.13 GroundingGeneral
• Section 507.16 Setting and Removing Poles
• Section 507.19 Rope
• Section 508.1 Tree Trimming

15
Section 1 - General Work Rules

• Section 114 First Aid (Formerly Section 13)
• Clarifies how CPR and First Aid information is to
  be used Only by those properly trained.

16
Section 2 - Health and Environmental Control

• Section 203 Fall Protection (formerly Section
  117)
• Employees working from aerial lifts shall wear
  full body harnesses with a shock-absorbing
  lanyard.
• Section 206 Hours of Service
• Deleted Act from the Title

17
Section 3 Chemical and Physical Hazard Control

• No Content Changes

18
Section 4 Personal Protective Equipment

• 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
  non-conductive 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

19
Section 4 Personal Protective Equipment

• 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.

20
Section 4 Personal Protective Equipment

• 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

21
Section 5 Electric Utility Operations

• Section 507 - Overhead Distribution and
  Transmission Section 507.1 - Working On or Near
  Exposed Energized Lines and Equipment Clarifies
  use of protective equipment.
• 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 linesmans
  platform, or other approved insulated devices.

22
Section 5 Electric Utility Operations

• 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
  non-automatic reclose mode before work begins, if
  moving, cutting, repairing or performing hands-on
  rubber glove methods.

23
Section 5 Electric Utility Operations

• 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.

24
Section 5 Electric Utility Operations

• Section 507.13 GroundingGeneral 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.

25
Section 5 Electric Utility Operations

• Section 507.13 GroundingGeneral 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.

26
Section 5 Electric Utility Operations

• 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.
• 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).

27
Section 5 Electric Utility Operations

• 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.

28
Safety Manual Format and Content ChangesSafety
Committee Roundtable Wed (800 Noon)

• Opportunity to Participate in Final Decisions
• Questions?