Powered by iReportSource OSHA's Safety-Related Work Practices standards for general industry are performance-oriented requirements that complement the existing electrical installation standards. These work-practice standard include requirements for work performed on or near exposed energized and de-energized parts of electric equipment; use of electrical protective equipment; and the safe use of electric equipment. These rules are intended to protect employees from the electrical hazards that they may be exposed to even though the equipment may comply with the installation requirements in, 1910 Subpart S (electrical). When employees are working with electric equipment, they must use safe work practices. Such safety-related work practices include keeping a prescribed distance from exposed energized lines, avoiding the use of electric equipment when the employee or the equipment is wet, and locking-out and tagging equipment which is de-energized for maintenance. The training requirements apply to employees who face a risk of electric shock that is not reduced to a safe level by the electrical installation requirements of §1910.303 - §1910.308. Employees in the following occupations would typically face these risks and are required to be trained: Blue-collar supervisors Electrical and electronics engineers Electrical and electronic equipment engineers Electricians Industrial machine operators Material handling equipment operators Mechanics and repairers Painters Riggers and roustabouts Stationary engineers Welders Except for electricians and welders, workers in these groups do not need to be trained if their work or the work of those they supervise does not bring them close enough to exposed parts of electric circuits operating at 50 volts or more to ground for a hazard to exist. Other employees who also may reasonably be expected to face the comparable risk of injury due to electric shock or other electrical hazards must also be trained. These standards 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 installation: 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; Wiring for Connections to Supply. Installations of conductors that connect to the supply of electricity; and Other Wiring. Installations of other outside conductors on the premises. Optical Fiber Cable. Installations of optical fiber cable where such installations are made along with electric conductors. Other Covered Work By Unqualified Persons The provisions of these standards also cover work performed by unqualified persons on, near, or with the following installations: 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. Communication installations. Installations of communications equipment to the extent that the work is covered under OSHA standard §1910.268 Installations in vehicles. Installations in ships, watercraft, railway rolling stock, aircraft, or automotive vehicles other than mobile homes and recreational vehicles. Railway installations. Installations of railways for generation, transformation, transmission, or distribution of power used exclusively for the operation of rolling stock or installations of the railway solely used for signaling and communication purposes. IMPORTANT: Excluded Work by Qualified Persons If a qualified person is performing work near one of the four types of installations listed above, and the work is not being done on