NIOSH testimony on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed rule on electrical safety-related work practices by R. W. Niemeier, October 11, 1988.

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This testimony summarized the concerns of NIOSH regarding the safety of electrical workers. NIOSH has developed a new policy based on analysis of the Fatal Accident Circumstances and Epidemiology (FACE) reports specifically relating to electrical hazards. The new policy states that tagging should not be allowed as a substitute for a lock where the disconnecting device is not within the immediate physical vicinity of the worker involved. OSHA should require the upgrading of equipment and circuits to lockout capability within a reasonable time frame. When lockout is not possible, tagout procedures are acceptable only when the employer can demonstrate that a tagout program, including training, adequate supervision, and controlled access to the energy isolating device is as safe as a lockout procedure. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no PDF
• Subjects:
  Electric Injuries Electricity Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Testimony; Niemeier-R-W; Safety-practices; Work-practices; Electrical-shock; Electrical-hazards
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Testimony
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSDTT - Division of Standards Development and Technology Transfer
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00195607
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB91131607
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1988 Oct; :1-3
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1989
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  NIOSH, 3 pages
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/242940/cdc_242940_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]