Program Administration

In this third step of ArcSTOP, we help organizations comply with NFPA 70E Article 130 (2004 Edition) which stresses that working on or near live electrical parts should be a last resort in the workplace. 

Specifically, Section 130.1 says that equipment must be in electrically safe working condition before an employee works on or near them unless the employer can demonstrate that de-energizing introduces additional or increased hazards or infeasibility. 

This is where the Program Administration and Energized Electrical Work Permits come in. They are a commitment in the safety program. An Energized Electrical Work Permit contains information that shows that the electrical equipment being worked on energized is infeasible to shutdown.  

The procedure is manual submission tailored to the facility’s existing safety program and runs in parallel with an existing lockout/tagout policy.

The M.C. Dean ArcSTOP Work Permit includes all bus-related information and overcurrent protection pre-printed to improve accuracy and standardization throughout the facility.

Sample Permit

The permit, an 8.5 x 11 in. hard copy, can be attached to the electrical equipment. All the pertinent bus info is already in the appropriate location, so the electrician will manually write in the blank section. Controlled and filed manually, the permit explains why the equipment is worked on in an energized state.

The permit, required by NFPA 70E Article 130 (130.1(A)), provides a paper trail. The assumption is that a safety program exists. If not, much more attention to safety procedures and detail will be needed.

References

1. “Code of Federal Regulations” 29, Part 1900 to 1910.999, (2000)
2. “Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace”, NFPA70E, (2004)
3. “National Electrical Code” NFPA 70, (2005)