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29 CFR 1910.269: Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution

Subpart R—Special Industries

1,079citations since 2015
443employers cited
81%serious, willful or repeat
$4,225median penalty per item

OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1910.269 1,079 times since 2015, against 443 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $6,689,892 at their current amounts.

Citations per year

The parts of the rule cited most

1910.269(l)(3)(iii) · 58 citations

(iii) The employer shall ensure that no employee approaches or takes any conductive object closer to exposed energized parts than the employer's established minimum approach distance, unless:

1910.269(m)(3)(ii) · 52 citations

(ii) The employer shall ensure that all switches, disconnectors, jumpers, taps, and other means through which known sources of electric energy may be supplied to the particular lines and equipment to be deenergized are open. The employer shall render such means inoperable, unless its design does not so permit, and then ensure that such means are tagged to indicate that employees are at work.

1910.269(c)(1)(ii) · 44 citations

(ii) The employer shall ensure that the employee in charge conducts a job briefing that meets paragraphs (c)(2), (c)(3), and (c)(4) of this section with the employees involved before they start each job.

1910.269(a)(2)(ia) · 40 citations

(A) Each employee shall be trained in, and familiar with, the safety-related work practices, safety procedures, and other safety requirements in this section that pertain to his or her job assignments.

1910.269(l)(8)(v) · 33 citations

(v) The employer shall ensure that each employee exposed to hazards from electric arcs wears protective clothing and other protective equipment with an arc rating greater than or equal to the heat energy estimated under paragraph (l)(8)(ii) of this section whenever that estimate exceeds 2.0 cal/cm 2. This protective equipment shall cover the employee's entire body, except as follows:

1910.269(c)(2) · 30 citations

(2) Subjects to be covered. The briefing shall cover at least the following subjects: hazards associated with the job, work procedures involved, special precautions, energy-source controls, and personal protective equipment requirements.

1910.269(l)(1)(iii) · 30 citations

(iii) Electric lines and equipment shall be considered and treated as energized unless they have been deenergized in accordance with paragraph (d) or (m) of this section.

1910.269(d)(2)(i) · 26 citations

(2) General. (i) The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training, and periodic inspections to ensure that, before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up, or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment is isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.

Industries cited most

  • Utilities 636
  • Construction 191
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 98
  • Manufacturing 47
  • Public Administration 40
  • Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 20

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