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Electrically Safe Work Condition Checklist

The document outlines the steps an authorized person must follow to establish an electrically safe work condition, as per NFPA 70E (2018). Key steps include deenergizing circuits, verifying disconnects, releasing stored energy, and applying lockout/tagout devices. Once these steps are completed and verified, the risk of shock or arc flash hazards is eliminated.

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Electrically Safe Work Condition Checklist

The document outlines the steps an authorized person must follow to establish an electrically safe work condition, as per NFPA 70E (2018). Key steps include deenergizing circuits, verifying disconnects, releasing stored energy, and applying lockout/tagout devices. Once these steps are completed and verified, the risk of shock or arc flash hazards is eliminated.

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Electrically Safe Work Condition Checklist

An authorized person will establish an electrically safe work condition by


deenergizing energized circuits, parts, or equipment before starting service
or maintenance work, unless it is demonstrated that deenergizing introduces
additional or increased hazards or is infeasible due to equipment design or
operational limitations.
Following are the basic steps the authorized person must follow to establish
the electrically safe work condition as derived from NFPA 70E (2018), in the
order that they are shown:
 Determine all the possible sources of energy supply to the equipment
—check updated drawings, diagrams, and identification tags.
 Interrupt the load current, then open disconnecting device(s) for each
energy source.
 Verify all elements or contact points of the disconnecting device are
fully open or that circuit breakers are in the fully disconnected position,
if possible.
 Release any stored electrical energy in cables, batteries, and other
electrical components.
 Release any mechanical energy—that is, kinetic or stored—in springs,
spinning blades, flywheels, or other energy stored in objects by the
application of a force.
 Apply lockout/tagout devices according to established procedures.
 Test the voltage to verify that the circuit parts are deenergized using
only testing equipment that is in perfect working condition, has been
verified to operate properly on a known voltage source, and that is
rated for the equipment being tested.
 Apply appropriate grounding devices as necessary to dissipate energy
and eliminate the possibility that stored electrical energy still exists.
Once an electrically safe work condition is verified, there is no longer a
shock or arc flash hazard from the circuits, parts, or equipment.

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