Iowa Admin. Code r. 199-20.8 - [Effective 7/16/2025] Safety

(1) Protective measures. Each utility shall exercise reasonable care to reduce those hazards inherent in connection with its utility service and to which its employees, its customers, and the general public may be subjected and shall adopt and execute a safety program designed to protect the public and fitted to the size and type of its operations. A utility shall include in its safety program procedures for notifying the commission and the public of an incident involving a component of a wind turbine, solar facility, storage facility, or any other generating facility where the incident has resulted in damage to adjacent property or members of the public.

(2) Accident investigation and prevention. The utility shall give reasonable assistance to the commission in the investigation of the cause of accidents and in the determination of suitable means of preventing accidents.

(3) Reportable accidents. Each utility shall maintain a summary of all reportable accidents, as defined in rule 199-25.5 (476,478), arising from its operations.

(4) Grounding of secondary distribution system. Unless otherwise specified by the commission, each utility shall comply with, and encourage its customers to comply with, the applicable provisions of the acceptable standards listed in subrule 20.5(2) for the grounding of secondary circuits and equipment.

Ground connections should be tested for resistance at the time of installation. The utility shall keep a record of all ground resistance measurements.

The utility shall establish a program of inspection so that all artificial grounds installed by it shall be inspected within reasonable periods of time.

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Iowa Admin. Code r. 199-20.8

Amended by IAB November 3, 2021/Volume XLIV, Number 9, effective 12/8/2021 Adopted by IAB June 11, 2025/Volume XLVII, Number 25, effective 7/16/2025