16 Va. Admin. Code § 25-75-10
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 6, November 4, 2024
Section 16VAC25-75-10 - General; approach distancesA. No employee shall be permitted to approach or take any conductive object closer to exposed energized parts than shown in subsection B (Table R-2) of this section unless: 1. The employee is insulated or guarded from the energized parts (insulating gloves or insulating gloves and sleeves worn in accordance with 16VAC25-90-1910.269(l)(3) are only considered insulation of that part of the employee's extremities covered by the insulating gloves or insulating gloves and sleeves);2. The energized part is insulated or guarded from him and any other conductive object at a different potential; or3. The power conductors and equipment are deenergized and grounded.B. Approach distances to exposed energized overhead power lines and parts. | TABLE R-2. Approach Distances to Exposed Energized Overhead Power Lines and Parts. |
| Voltage range (phase to phase, RMS) | Approach distance (inches) |
| 300 V and less | (1) |
| Over 300 V, not over 750V | 12 |
| Over 750 V not over 2 kV | 18 |
| Over 2 kV, not over 15 kV | 24 |
| Over 15 kV, not over 37 kV | 36 |
| Over 37 kV, not over 87.5 kV | 42 |
| Over 87.5 kV, not over 121 kV | 48 |
| Over 121 kV, not over 140kV | 54 |
(1) Avoid contact.
16 Va. Admin. Code § 25-75-10
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 23, Issue 21, eff. July 26, 2007.Statutory Authority
§ 40.1-22 of the Code of Virginia; Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ( P.L. 91-596).