Course 101 Overview General Safety and Regulations Module

Course 101: Overview, General Safety and Regulations Module 3 Regulatory Authority of Traction Power Systems Slide 1

Review Slide: Module 2 Overview Major Safety Concerns Standard Practices High Voltage Safety Zero state Arc Flash Safety LOTO Emergency Preparedness Equipment safety PPE Reducing hazards & PPE Slide 2

Module 3 Learning Objectives Identify the function of a regulatory agency Recall the major federal and state level regulatory authorities Recall the major standards and publications for general safety regulation of traction power systems Slide 3

Section One: Overview Slide 4

What is it? Autonomous agencies or authorities that oversee and enforce regulations that concern workforce health and safety • • Federal & State level influence Many agencies exist for public transportation Slide 5

Section Three: Regulatory Agencies Slide 6

Regulatory Agencies: Slide 7

Regulatory Agencies: Slide 8

Section Four: Important Publications Slide 9

NEC (NFPA 70) Codifies the requirements for safe electrical installations into a single, standardized source. It is part of the National Fire Code series published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and while not itself a US law, the NEC use is commonly mandated by state or local law. ("National Electrical Code" and "NEC" are registered trademarks of the NFPA). Article 620 covers the electrical standards for elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, moving walks, platform lifts, and stairway chairlifts. Slide 10

ANSI Essential Requirements Consensus on a proposed standard by a group or "consensus body" that includes representatives from materially affected and interested parties Broad-based public review and comment on draft standards Consideration of and response to comments submitted by voting members of the relevant consensus body and by public review commenters Incorporation of approved changes into a draft standard Right to appeal by any participant who believes that due process principles were not sufficiently respected during the standards development in accordance with the ANSIaccredited procedures of the standards developer Slide 11

OSHA High/Low voltage Electrical Safety Orders. Within these regulations are orders issued by OSHA for California organizations to offer minimum safety requirements while reducing the chance of accidental injury, hazards and deaths due to both high and low voltage equipment installation, handling, maintenance and removal: • Group 1 -Low Voltage Electrical Safety Orders (Sections 2299 -2599) • Group 2 -High Voltage Electrical Safety Orders (Sections 2700 -2989) Slide 12

• Regulatory authorities are governing agencies are autonomous agencies that oversee and enforce regulations that concern workforce health and safety at the federal, state or local levels for the public benefit. • This includes many agencies that you most likely will need to remember such as OSHA, APTA, ANSI, FRA, FTA, IEEE, NEC, NFPA Slide #