OSHA released Electric Power eTool
Working on electrical equipment or associated utility activities brought about 80 employees die from electric shock annually. To assist prevent such deaths, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) lately released the “Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution Standard” eTool.
Late deaths have illustrated the risks of doing work with electric power. A worker setting up ornamental lights on a tree was electrocuted after touching a high-voltage overhead electrical cable. Another employee was electrocuted after contacting an overhead high-powered line with a portable light loom while working at a water primary repair place.
“We cannot allow these tragedies to continue. This eTool informs employers of their obligation to protect electrical workers from serious injuries and death, and also lets workers know the preventive steps their employers must take to assure worker safety,” said Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA David Michaels.
This eTool handles OSHA’s standard and explains preventive evaluations for protecting employees safety and health such as rendering personal protective equipment, using lockout/tagout functions to prevent startup of energized equipment and complying safety requirements when working on or approximate power lines.
Federal agency eTools are stand-alone, interactive online training tools on occupational safety and health subjects that include modules for responding questions and supplying advice on how OSHA regulations enforce to users’ workplaces.
