Chapter 296-45. Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution.  


Section 296-45-005. Electrical workers safety rules—Foreword.
Section 296-45-015. Scope and application.
Section 296-45-025. Variances.
Section 296-45-035. Definitions.
Section 296-45-045. NESC applicable.
Section 296-45-055. Employer's responsibility.
Section 296-45-065. Training.
Section 296-45-067. Information transfer.
Section 296-45-075. Employer's safety program.
Section 296-45-085. Leadworker's responsibility.
Section 296-45-095. Leadworker-employee responsibility.
Section 296-45-105. Work required of leadworkers.
Section 296-45-115. Employee's responsibility.
Section 296-45-125. Medical services and first aid.
Section 296-45-135. Job briefing.
Section 296-45-175. Hazardous energy control (lockout/tagout) procedures.
Section 296-45-17505. Lockout/tagout (hazardous control) program.
Section 296-45-17510. Retraining.
Section 296-45-17515. Protective materials and hardware.
Section 296-45-17520. Energy isolation.
Section 296-45-17525. Notification.
Section 296-45-17530. Lockout/tagout application.
Section 296-45-17535. Releasing stored energy.
Section 296-45-17540. Release from lockout/tagout.
Section 296-45-17545. Temporary removal of lockout/tagout.
Section 296-45-17550. Group lockout/tagout.
Section 296-45-17555. Shift changes.
Section 296-45-17560. Outside servicing personnel.
Section 296-45-17565. Central system operator.
Section 296-45-195. Trenching and excavation.
Section 296-45-205. Enclosed spaces.
Section 296-45-215. Underground electrical installations.
Section 296-45-225. Underground residential distribution (URD).
Section 296-45-255. Protective equipment.
Section 296-45-25505. Personal protective equipment.
Section 296-45-25510. Fall protection.
Section 296-45-275. Ladders, platforms, and manhole steps.
Section 296-45-285. Hand, and portable powered tools.
Section 296-45-295. Gasoline engine power chain saws.
Section 296-45-305. Live-line tools.
Section 296-45-315. Materials handling and storage.
Section 296-45-325. Working on or near exposed energized parts.
Section 296-45-335. Deenergizing lines and equipment for employee protection.
Section 296-45-345. Grounding for the protection of employees.
Section 296-45-355. Underground grounding.
Section 296-45-365. Testing and test facilities.
Section 296-45-375. Mechanical equipment, including aerial manlift equipment.
Section 296-45-385. Overhead lines.
Section 296-45-455. Line-clearance tree-trimming operations.
Section 296-45-45505. Brush chippers.
Section 296-45-45510. Sprayers and related equipment.
Section 296-45-45515. Stump cutters.
Section 296-45-45520. Backpack power units for use in pruning and clearing.
Section 296-45-45525. Rope.
Section 296-45-45530. Fall protection.
Section 296-45-465. Communication facilities.
Section 296-45-475. Substations.
Section 296-45-485. Power generation.
Section 296-45-48505. Interlocks and other safety devices.
Section 296-45-48510. Changing brushes.
Section 296-45-48515. Access and working space.
Section 296-45-48520. Guarding of rooms containing electric supply equipment.
Section 296-45-48525. Guarding of energized parts.
Section 296-45-48530. Water or steam spaces.
Section 296-45-48535. Chemical cleaning of boilers and pressure vessels.
Section 296-45-48540. Chlorine systems.
Section 296-45-48545. Boilers.
Section 296-45-48550. Turbine generators.
Section 296-45-48555. Coal and ash handling.
Section 296-45-48560. Hydroplants and equipment.
Section 296-45-525. Special conditions.
Section 296-45-52505. Capacitors.
Section 296-45-52510. Current transformer secondaries.
Section 296-45-52515. Series streetlighting.
Section 296-45-52520. Illumination.
Section 296-45-52525. Protection against drowning.
Section 296-45-52530. Employee protection in public work areas.
Section 296-45-52535. Backfeed.
Section 296-45-52540. Lasers.
Section 296-45-52545. Hydraulic fluids.
Section 296-45-52550. Foreign attachments and placards.
Section 296-45-545. Trolley maintenance, jumpering or bypassing.
Section 296-45-675. Rotorcraft/helicopter for power distribution and transmission line installation, construction and repair—Scope.
Section 296-45-67503. Definitions.
Section 296-45-67504. Operating certification.
Section 296-45-67506. Personnel.
Section 296-45-67508. Hazard analysis and job briefing.
Section 296-45-67513. Personal protective equipment (PPE).
Section 296-45-67515. Wearing apparel.
Section 296-45-67517. Loose gear and objects.
Section 296-45-67519. Landing zones.
Section 296-45-67521. Pilot's responsibility.
Section 296-45-67522. Cargo hooks.
Section 296-45-67523. Hooking and unhooking loads.
Section 296-45-67525. Static charge.
Section 296-45-67527. Line stringing.
Section 296-45-67529. Visibility.
Section 296-45-67531. Communication.
Section 296-45-67533. Helicopter operation.
Section 296-45-67536. Helicopter work tasks.
Section 296-45-67537. Sling and rigging.
Section 296-45-67541. Fires.
Section 296-45-67545. Refueling operations.
Section 296-45-900. Appendices.
Section 296-45-902. Appendix A—Working on exposed energized parts—Nonmandatory.
Section 296-45-903. Appendix B—Protection from step and touch potentials—Nonmandatory.
Section 296-45-905. Appendix C—Methods of inspecting and testing wood poles—Nonmandatory.
Section 296-45-906. Appendix D—Protection from flames and electric arcs—Nonmandatory.
Section 296-45-907. Appendix E—Work-positioning equipment inspection guidelines—Nonmandatory.
Section 296-45-908. Appendix F—Other Applicable safety and health Washington administrative codes.
Section 296-45-909. Appendix G—Flow chart—Nonmandatory.
Section 296-45-910. Appendix H—Reference documents.