Power Plant Outage Safety Topics

Every power generation facility site has some special risk that requires close attention.

Power plant outage safety topics. Proper entry permit documentation. Bring on a specialist to test for exposure risk and check out oshas resources on controlling exposures if you detect hazards you need to control. The use of anhydrous ammonia could be a risk at another facility. Electric power generation transmission and distribution.

Among the most common hazards to power plant workers are electrical shocks and burns boiler fires and explosions and contact with hazardous chemicals. Watch for overhead power lines handle metal studs in a safe manner if a fluorescent light fixture is falling dont try to catch it occasionally check power cords and other electrical equipment for wear only use equipment approved by underwriters laboratory or other accrediting agency wear protective gear. While these are most certainly not the only. Safety supervision and confined space assessment.

This might include acidic chemicals flammable gases toxic fumes airborne fibers etc. Osha sent to the federal register a final rule to improve workplace safety and health for workers performing electric power generation transmission and distribution work. Preparation is essential for accident prevention. Space or site rescue pre planning and pre entry equipment staging.

The best way to ensure a safe plant shutdown is to give yourself and other workers time to prepare effectively. For each machine identify who will take on which tasks such as lockout and which energy sources need to be controlled. If you are looking for talks in spanish or would like even more workplace safety resources check out our members areathere are over 140 additional toolbox talks for members as well as our ebook safety meetings safety powerpoint presentations 70 spanish safety talks and more content is added every monthsave time and money from having to create your own resources and instead use that. Best practice recommends you begin planning four months before the scheduled shutdown.

Some plants typically chemical pose a real risk of exposure to toxic chemicals. Here are 12 of the best safety practices for a successful plant shutdown which you can adapt. Osha announces final rule revising standards for electric power generation transmission and distributionosha news release april 1 2014. Most power plants are vertical and require the need for fall protection for some tasks.

Hazards that can be created by temporary power generation are electrical shock electrocution and burns. High angle hull entry and confined space rescues. Continuous atmospheric monitoring and ambient air testing. During an electrical maintenance outage the facility often needs temporary lighting ups.

This will prevent machines from restarting unexpectedly which can result in injuries to employees through electrical shock or limbs being caught in moving parts.