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January 1998

DOE HANDBOOK

ELECTRICAL SAFETY

U.S. Department of Energy	AREA SAFT
Washington, D.C. 20585

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.

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This document has been reproduced directly from the best available copy.

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CONTENTS

1.0INTRODUCTION

2.0GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

3.0ELECTRICAL PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE

4.0GROUNDING

5.0SPECIAL OCCUPANCIES

6.0REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT

7.0WORK IN EXCESS OF 600 VOLTS

8.0TEMPORARY WIRING

9.0 ENCLOSED ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT

10.0 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

11.0 REFERENCES

APPENDIX A. DOE MODEL ELECTRICAL SAFETY PROGRAM APPENDIX B. ACRONYMS AND DEFINITIONS

APPENDIX C. WORK MATRICES-EXAMPLES

APPENDIX D. REGULATION MATRICES

APPENDIX E. FUTURE CHAPTERS

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FOREWORD

1.This Department of Energy (DOE) Handbook is approved for use by the Office of Environment, Safety, and Health and is available to all DOE components and their contractors.

2.Specific comments (recommendations, additions, deletions, and any pertinent data) to enhance this document should be sent to:

Patrick Tran

Office of Environment, Safety and Health

Office of Worker Safety and Health

Bellemead Building

U. S. Department of Energy

19901 Germantown Road

Germantown, MD 20874-1290

3.The DOE Electrical Safety Handbook replaces the DOE Electrical Safety Guidelines that was originally issued in 1993. DOE handbooks are part of the DOE directives system and are issued to provide supplemental information regarding the Department’s expectations for fulfilling its requirements as contained in rules, Orders, notices, and regulatory standards. The handbooks may also provide acceptable methods for implementing these requirements. Handbooks are not substitutes for requirements, nor do they replace technical standards that are used to describe established practices and procedures for implementing requirements.

4.This document contains DOE developed explanatory material in support of OSHA regulations and nationally recognized electrical safety related standards and other information. This document was revised to include electrical safety for enclosed electrical and electronic equipment, research and development, and the latest editions of 29CFR 1910 and 1926, National Electrical Code, National Electrical Safety Code, and National Fire Protection Association 70E as of September 1997.

5.Topics that are being considered for future development and inclusion in the next update of this document are included in Appendix E.

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1.2	SCOPE .......................................................................................................	1-1
1.3	AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION (AHJ) ..........................................	1-2

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