(1) Covered
work by both qualified and unqualified persons. The provisions of WAC
296-24-960 through
296-24-985 cover electrical
safety-related work practices for both qualified persons (those who have
training in avoiding the electrical hazards of working on or near exposed
energized parts) and unqualified persons (those with little or no such
training) working on, near, or with the following installations:
(a)
Premises wiring.
Installations of electric conductors and equipment within or on buildings or
other structures, and on other premises such as yards, carnival, parking, and
other lots, and industrial substations;
(b)
Wiring for connection to
supply. Installations of conductors that connect to the supply of
electricity;
(c)
Other
wiring. Installations of other outside conductors on the premises;
and
(d)
Optical fiber
cable. Installations of optical fiber cable where such installations are
made along with electric conductors.
Note: See WAC 296-24-95601 for the definition of "qualified
person." See WAC
296-24-970 for training
requirements that apply to qualified and unqualified persons.
(2)
Other covered work by
unqualified persons. The provisions of WAC
296-24-960 through
296-24-985 also cover work
performed by unqualified persons on, near, or with the installations listed in
subsection (3) of this section.
(3)
Excluded work by qualified persons. The provisions of WAC
296-24-960 through
296-24-985 do not apply to work
performed by qualified persons on or directly associated with the following
installations:
(a)
Generation,
transmission, and distribution installations. Installations for the
generation, control, transformation, transmission, and distribution of electric
energy (including communication and metering) located in buildings used for
such purposes or located outdoors.
Note 1: Work on or directly associated with installations of
utilization equipment used for purposes other than generating, transmitting, or
distributing electric energy (such as installations which are in office
buildings, warehouses, garages, machine shops, or recreational buildings, or
other utilization installations which are not an integral part of a generating
installation, substation, or control center) is covered under subsection (1)(a)
of this section.
Note 2: Work on or directly associated with generation,
transmission, or distribution installations includes:
1. Work performed directly on such
installations, such as repairing overhead or underground distribution lines or
repairing a feed-water pump for the boiler in a generating plant.
2. Work directly associated with such
installations, such as line-clearance tree trimming and replacing utility
poles.
3. Work on electric
utilization circuits in a generating plant provided that:
a. Such circuits are commingled with
installations of power generation equipment or circuits; and
b. The generation equipment or circuits
present greater electrical hazards than those posed by the utilization
equipment or circuits (such as exposure to higher voltages or lack of
overcurrent protection).
(b)
Communications
installations. Installations of communication equipment to the extent
that the work is covered under chapter
296-32 WAC.
(c)
Installations in vehicles.
Installations in ships, watercraft, railway rolling stock, aircraft, or
automotive vehicles other than mobile homes and recreational
vehicles.
(d)
Railway
installations. Installations of railways for generation, transformation,
transmission, or distribution of power used exclusively for operation of
rolling stock or installations of railways used exclusively for signaling and
communication purposes.
Notes
Wash. Admin. Code §
296-24-965
Amended by
WSR
15-24-100, Filed 12/1/2015, effective
1/5/2016
Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 91-24-017 (Order
91-07), § 296-24-965, filed 11/22/91, effective
12/24/91.
