Auditing the Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution Standard (29 CFR 1910.269) at Power Generation Facilities

摘要

The purpose of this presentation is to describe the process of auditing the Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution standard (the standard) at power generation facilities. The steps to take prior to visiting the site will be described. Portions of the standard applicable to power generation facilities will be detailed. Areas where past experience has shown compliance gaps and possible solutions to those gaps will also be detailed. Best practices observed in these areas will also be discussed. The author has fifteen years of professional safety experience including ten year working in the power industry. In those ten years, the author has audited in excess of seventy power generation facilities worldwide. Within the United States, the standard has been central to auditing activities since it's effective date.