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Employees covered by standard 1910.331 must follow the safe work practices
listed here:
- Keep a prescribed distance from exposed energized lines
- Avoid the use of electric equipment when the employee or the equipment is wet
- Lockout and tag equipment which is de-energized for maintenance
- Use electrical protective devices such as:
- Rubber gloves and rubber mats to insulate against live parts
- Live-line tools which provide a means of manipulating live
parts from a distance. Live-line tools must also insulate workers from live parts.
The protective capabilities of equipment is dependent on
proper manufacturing and maintenance. |
