(1)
You must guard live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more
against accidental contact by any of the following means:
(a) By approved cabinets or other forms of
approved enclosures.
(b) By
location in a room, vault, or similar enclosure that is accessible only to
employees qualified to work on the equipment. Entrances to rooms and other
guarded locations containing exposed live parts must be marked with conspicuous
warning signs forbidding unqualified persons to enter.
(c) By permanent, substantial partitions or
screens so that only employees qualified to work on the equipment will have
access within reach of the live parts. Any openings must prevent accidental
contact with live parts by employees or objects employees carry.
(d) By location on a balcony, gallery, or
platform that will exclude unqualified persons.
(e) By being located eight feet or more above
the floor or other working surface.
(2) You must make sure all electrical
appliances, fixtures, lampholders, lamps, rosettes, and receptacles do not have
live parts normally exposed to employee contact.
Rosettes and cleat type lampholders at least 8 feet above
the ground may have exposed parts.
(3) In locations where electric equipment
would be exposed to physical damage, enclosures or guards must be so arranged
and of such strength as to prevent such damage.
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(4) You
must mark entrances to rooms and other guarded locations containing exposed
live parts with conspicuous warning signs forbidding unqualified persons to
enter.
Notes
Wash. Admin. Code §
296-800-28035
Amended by
WSR
18-22-116, Filed 11/6/2018, effective
12/7/2018
Statutory Authority:
RCW
49.17.010,
49.17.040,
49.17.050,
49.17.060, and chapter 49.17 RCW.
12-16-064, § 296-800-28035, filed 7/31/12, effective 9/1/12. Statutory
Authority:
RCW
49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050.
01-11-038, § 296-800-28035, filed 5/9/01, effective
9/1/01.
