Personal Protective Equipment

Personal protective equipment is required when installing, examining, adjusting, servicing, fabricating, testing, or maintaining electrical equipment. The work supervisor shall provide employees with the appropriate PPE, and shall ensure that the equipment is used properly. Alternatively, employees may contact the area ES&H Team for assistance in selecting the appropriate PPE for the operation. Protective footwear; hard hats; and insulated, nonmetallic-framed safety glasses shall meet the requirements of ANSI Z41, ANSI Z87.1, and ANSI Z89.2 (see Table 1).

Rubber-insulated (nonconductive) protective equipment shall be visually inspected at the beginning of each workday before use and after performing work that can cause damage to PPE. This inspection shall include an air test of the gloves used. Hot sticks, grounds, aerial-lift equipment and booms, hot rope, and hot ladders shall also be visually inspected.

Reviews and Inspections

Major modifications to new and existing facilities and projects may be inspected by the DOE (or authorized designee) to verify compliance with codes and standards in effect on the day that such work is approved by a final design review. If the modification involves a hazard to life, equipment, environment, or property, current ES&H requirements shall be reviewed and used to mitigate the hazard and negative environmental impact.

Specific Training

Electrical Workers: Employees who perform electrical work shall be trained to recognize the hazards associated with their work environment and use appropriate procedures and protective equipment to minimize the risk of an accident or injury. The payroll supervisor provides trained electrical workers. Work supervisors shall verify the qualifications and training of all electrical workers before they are permitted to perform electrical work. Training shall be conducted and documented in accordance with Document 40.1, "LLNL Training Program Manual," in the ES&H Manual and the Directorate Training Implementation Plan.

Employee training shall be documented with respect to the specific equipment and tasks for which the employee is qualified. Much of the experience required for an employee to be considered qualified is specific to the equipment and tasks involved. On-the-job training is always a necessary component of a qualification program. Classroom training, including courses offered by the Hazards Control Department, is a useful way to ensure that employees share a common level of basic knowledge on which to build specific on-the-job training. Additionally, employees can gain knowledge and experience about how to perform their jobs safely and properly by taking courses offered by universities and trade schools or through apprenticeships, on-the-job training (OJT), or other formalized training. The depth of training and how training is provided shall be determined by the hazards and environmental aspects associated with the employee's respective tasks.