RE: Jurisdiction over Electrical Equipment in a Sewer

That workspace between the ears is sure to nextthought police!? Mel Jensen -- From: ed.pr...@cubic.com To: EMC-PSTC; Ron Pickard Subject: RE: Jurisdiction over Electrical Equipment in a Sewer List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org Date: Wednesday, July 30, 1997 11:36AM --- On Tue

RE: Jurisdiction over Electrical Equipment in a Sewer

Hi Ed, Thanks for your reply. You responded with: >Regarding workplace size; California OSHA, & I assume Federal OSHA too, takes a strong interest in >workplaces as small as an earth trench. My feeling is that they would consider a workplace anywhere >a worker was located while performing their w

RE: Jurisdiction over Electrical Equipment in a Sewer

--- On Tue, 29 Jul 1997 09:18:29 -0700 Ron Pickard wrote: > Bill, > > Yes, it seemed to be an unusual posting, but... > > You asked: > >It appears that the OSHA position is that OSHA would have jurisdiction > over > >a manhole-accessed sewer, but not over a pipeline as the pipeline is > not a

Re: Jurisdiction over Electrical Equipment in a Sewer

> From: Bill Lawrence > And in the unusual posting department > > Can anyone offer any guidance on who may have jurisdiction over electrical > equipment installed / used in a sewer? I hope with all the deregulation in the air, we aren't suggesting sanitation engineers fixing power line

Re: Jurisdiction over Electrical Equipment in a Sewer

Hello from San Diego: OSHA applies to employers and employees, not necessarily to a specific workplace. A specific workplace is affected only when a standard is promulgated under the Act. Here is what the Act says: U.S.C. TITLE 29 - LABOR CHAPTER 15 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH 654.

Re: Jurisdiction over Electrical Equipment in a Sewer

--- On Mon, 28 Jul 1997 18:33:55 -0700 tania.gr...@octel.com wrote: > Bill, > Are you sure that you talked with the proper people at OSHA? I have > seen some concrete pipes that a whole army could walk through! OSHA > must not know the extensive Paris sewer network or the

RE: Jurisdiction over Electrical Equipment in a Sewer

Bill, Yes, it seemed to be an unusual posting, but... You asked: >It appears that the OSHA position is that OSHA would have jurisdiction over >a manhole-accessed sewer, but not over a pipeline as the pipeline is not a >'workplace' potentially visited by humans. A person will not fit in a pipe, >

Re: Jurisdiction over Electrical Equipment in a Sewer

ts for wet locations. I would be interested to know other opinions! Tania Grant, Octel Communications Corporation tania.gr...@octel.com __ Reply Separator _ Subject: Jurisdiction over Electrical Eq

Jurisdiction over Electrical Equipment in a Sewer

And in the unusual posting department Can anyone offer any guidance on who may have jurisdiction over electrical equipment installed / used in a sewer? It appears that the OSHA position is that OSHA would have jurisdiction over a manhole-accessed sewer, but not over a pipeline as the pipe