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GAO-14-581R 1 (2014-05-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadqic0001 and id is 1 raw text is: c AO U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-325809 May 9, 2014 The Honorable Tom Harkin Chairman The Honorable Lamar Alexander Ranking Member Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions United States Senate The Honorable John Kline Chairman The Honorable George Miller Ranking Member Committee on Education and the Workforce House of Representatives Subject: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration: Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution; Electrical Protective Equipment Pursuant to section 801 (a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) entitled Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution; Electrical Protective Equipment (RIN: 1218-AB67). We received the rule on April 24, 2014. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on April 11, 2014. 79 Fed. Reg. 20,316. The final rule revises the 1972 OSHA-issued rules for the construction of transmission and distribution installations. Those provisions are now out of date and inconsistent with the more recently promulgated general industry standard covering the operation and maintenance of electric power generation, transmission, and distribution lines and equipment. OSHA revised the construction standard to make it more consistent with the general industry standard and made some revisions to both the construction and general industry requirements. The final rules for general industry and construction include new or revised provisions on host employers and contractors, training, job briefings, fall protection, insulation and working position of employees working on or near live parts, minimum approach distances, protection from electric arcs, deenergizing transmission and distribution lines and equipment, protective grounding, operating mechanical equipment near overhead power lines, and working in manholes and vaults. The revised standards will ensure that employers, when appropriate, meet consistent requirements for work performed under the construction and general industry standards. The final rule also revises the general industry and construction standards for electrical protective equipment. The existing construction standard for the design of electrical protective equipment, which applies only to electric power transmission and distribution work, adopts several national consensus standards by reference. The new standard for electrical protective equipment, which matches the corresponding general industry standard, applies to all GAO-1 4-581 R

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