NFPA 70E 2015

Electrical Safety
Standard for
Electrical Safety
in the
Workplace
2015 Edition

Presented by: R Scott Young

Industrial Safety Institute
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Topics covered today
Safety related work practices

Arc flash analysis and the Tables

Shock protection boundaries

Arc Flash Boundaries

Hazard risk categories

Appendix

Energized work permit

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 Recognizing the hazards:
Exposure
Electrical hazard
Arc Flash hazard

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 A Safe Work Area requires focus on the three
most common factors for electrical accidents.
According to OSHA these include:
Equipment
Environment
Employee Work Practices

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 It is the Employers Responsibility to
Provide:
Safe work Equipment
Safe work Environment
Safe work Practices
Documentation
Training

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 It is the Employees responsibility to:
Use the Equipment Provided
Pay attention to the Environment
Use the Safe Work Practices (procedures) Provided
by the Employer

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Safe Electrical Work Practices
Shall be Used

Avoid
Shortcuts
Cord and Plug
Failure to de-energize
Unsafe tools
Horseplay

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90.2 Scope
Covered. The standard addresses electrical
safety related work practices safety-related
maintenance requirements, and other
administrative controls
Covered (examples)
Public and Private Premises (commercial & industrial)
Installations
Electric utilities for ALL facilities other than
communications, metering, generation, control,
transformation, transmission, or distribution
Informational Note

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90.3 Arrangement
Chapter 2 applies to safety-related maintenance
requirements for electrical equipment and
installations in workplaces
Informative Annex F, Risk Assessment Procedure

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 Chapter 1
Safety-Related
Work Practices
Article 100
Definitions

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Definitions
New definitions

Hazard
Hazardous
Risk
Risk assessment

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Definitions
Boundary, Arc Flash
Calculated for 2nd degree burn1.2 cal/cm2
Boundary, Limited Approach. An approach
limit at a distance from an exposed energized
electrical conductor or circuit part within
which a shock hazard exists.

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Definitions
Boundary, Restricted Approach. An
approach limit at a distance from an
exposed energized electrical conductor or
circuit part within which there is likelihood
of electric shock, due to electrical arc-over
combined with inadvertent movement, for
personnel working in close proximity to
the energized electrical conductor or circuit
part.

Note: Prohibited Approach has

been removed

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 Chapter 1
Safety-Related Work
Practices

Article 110
General Requirements
for Electrical Safety-
Related Work
Practices

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110.1 Electrical Safety Program.
General. Employer shall
document an overall electrical safety program
appropriate to the risk associated with electrical
hazards.
implemented as part of the electrical safety and
health program
Maintenance. The electrical safety program
shall include elements that consider condition
of maintenance of electrical equipment and
systems.
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110.1 Electrical Safety Program.
Awareness and Self-Discipline. The electrical
safety program shall
provide an awareness of the potential
electrical hazards
provide the required self discipline for all
employees
Instill safety principles and controls

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110.1 Electrical Safety Program.
Electrical Safety Program Procedures. An
electrical safety program shall identify the
procedures to be utilized before work is started
by employees exposed to an electrical hazard

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110.1 Electrical Safety Program.
Risk Assessment Procedure. An electrical
safety program shall include a
risk assessment procedure that addresses employee
exposure to electrical hazards.
shall identify the process to be used by the employee
before work is started to carry out the following:
Identify hazards, Assess risks, Implement risk control
according to a hierarchy of methods

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110.1 Electrical Safety Program.
Job Briefing. Before starting each job
Briefing shall cover
hazards associated with the job
work procedures involved
special precautions
energy source controls
PPE requirements
the information on the energized electrical work permit, if
required
Additional job briefings shall be held if changes occur during
the course of the work.

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110.2 Training Requirements
Type of Training
On the Job / Classroom or both
Emergency Response training
Contact Release
First Aid, Emergency response and Resuscitation
Trained in First Aid, Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation(CPR), Automatic External Defibrillator
(AED)
Annual employer certification and documentation of
training required

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110.2 Training Requirements
Employee Training.
Qualified Person (cont.)
Skills to:
Make decisions for job planning and personal protective
equipment (PPE)
Perform the job safety planning, Identify electrical
hazards, Assess the associated rise
Select the appropriate risk control methods from the
hierarchy of controls identified in 110.1(G), including
personal protective equipment

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110.2 Training Requirements
Unqualified Person trained for their safety

Retraining
Retraining in safety-related work practices and
applicable changes in this standard shall be
performed at intervals not to exceed three years.

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 Chapter 1
Safety-Related Work
Practices

Article 120
Establishing an
Electrically Safe Work
Condition

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120.2 Application of Lockout/Tagout
Principles of Lockout/Tagout Execution
Retraining
Retraining shall be performed:
When procedures are revised

At intervals not to exceed 3 years

Training Documentation.
Employer shall document employee training

shall be made when employee demonstrates proficiency

shall contain the content of the training, employees

name, dates of training

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 Chapter 1
Safety-Related Work
Practices
Article 130
Work Involving
Electrical Hazards

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130.2 Electrically Safe Working Conditions
Energized Work
Normal Operations
Shall be permitted where all of the following conditions are
satisfied the equipment
is properly installed
is properly maintained
doors are closed and secured
All equipment covers are in place and secured
no evidence of impending failure

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130.2 Electrically Safe Working Conditions
Energized Electrical Work Permit
Energized electrical work permit shall be required in
accordance with 130.2(A), under the following conditions:

Work performed within the restricted approach boundary

Employee working near equipment not exposed but an
increased likelihood of injury from arc flash hazard exists

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130.3 Working While Exposed to Electrical
Hazards
General
Safety-related work practices shall
be used to safeguard employees electrical conductors
and circuit parts
be determined before exposure to shock or arc flash
hazard (using risk assessment)
ONLY qualified persons permitted to work on energized
electrical conductors and circuit parts put in electrically
safe work condition

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130.4 Approach Boundaries to Electrical Circuit
parts or Conductors for Shock Protection
Shock Risk Assessment.
A shock risk assessment shall be used to determine
the
voltage to which personnel will be exposed
Boundary requirements
Necessary PPE

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130.4 Approach Boundaries to Electrical Circuit
parts or Conductors for Shock Protection
Shock Protection Boundaries
Limited Approach Boundary
Unless permitted by 130.4(C)(3)
Restricted Approach Boundary
Tables 130.4(D)(a) & (b)

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130.5 Arc Flash Risk Assessment
Documentation
Documentation required on all arc flash risk
assessment.

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130.5 Arc Flash Risk Assessment
Arc Flash PPE
One of the following methods shall be used, either but
not both:
Incident Energy Analysis Method
Engineering calculations (Annex D)
Arc Flash PPE Category Method
Table 130.7(C)(15)
Table 130.7(C)(16)

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130.7 Personal and Other Protective Equipment
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Selection of Personal Protective Equipment When
Required for Various Tasks
Incident energy analysis required by 130.5(C)(1)
(AC equipment) When selected in lieu of the incident
energy analysis of 130.5(C)(1), Table 130.7(C)(15)(A)(a)
shall be used When arc flash PPE is required, Table
130.7(C)(15)(A)(b) shall be used to determine the arc flash
PPE category
See Informational Notes.
(DC equipment)

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130.7 Personal and Other Protective
Equipment
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
An incident energy analysis shall be required in accordance with
130.5 for the following:

Tasks not listed in Table 130.7(C)(15)(A)(a)

Power systems with greater than the estimated maximum
available short-circuit current
Power systems with longer than the maximum fault
clearing times
Tasks with less than the minimum working distance

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130.7 Personal and Other Protective Equipment
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Arc flash PPE category identified from Table
130.7(C)(15)(A)(b) or Table 130.7(C)(15)(B),
Table 130.7(C)(16) used to determine the required PPE for
the task.
Table 130.7(C)(16) lists PPE based on arc flash PPE
categories 1 through 4.

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130.7 Personal and Other Protective Equipment
Alerting Techniques
1) Safety Signs and Tags
Per ANSI Z535
2) Barricades if arc flash boundary > limited approach,
shall not be put closer than Arc flash boundary
3) Attendants
4) Look-Alike Equipment
Standards for Other Protective Equipment
See Table 130.7(F)

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Personal Protective Equipment
Category specific
Arc-Rated Clothing
ARC 1 minimum 4 cal/cm2
ARC 2 minimum 8 cal/cm2
ARC 3 minimum 25 cal/cm2
ARC 4 minimum 40 cal/cm2

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 Chapter 3
Safety Requirements for
Special Equipment

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Batteries and Battery Rooms
Scope
Practical safeguarding of employees
Batteries that exceed 50 volts, nominal
Definitions specific to article
Safety procedures
General safety hazards
Battery risk Assessment
Electrolyte Hazards
Cell Flame Arresters & Cell Ventilation

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Informative
Annexes
AP

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