8 AAC 61.1080. Additional electrical power generation, transmission, and distribution standards

(a) Notwithstanding 29 C.F.R. 1910.269(l)(2), as amended, an employer may not allow an employee to approach or take any conductive object, without an approved insulating handle that meets the requirements of 29 C.F.R. 1910.269(j)(1), closer to exposed energized parts of 5,000 volts or greater from phase-to-phase or phase-to-ground than shown in Tables R-6 - R-10 in 29 C.F.R. 1910.269, as amended.

(b) Notwithstanding 29 C.F.R. 1910.269(l)(2) and (l)(3), as amended, an employer may not allow an employee to perform rubber glove work on energized lines of 5,000 volts or greater from phase-to-phase or phase-to-ground.

(c) Notwithstanding 29 C.F.R. 1910.269(l)(2) and (q)(3), as amended, live-line bare-hand work on overhead lines by employees is prohibited.

History: Eff. 12/6/95, Register 136

Authority: AS 18.60.020

AS 18.60.030

AS 18.60.075

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