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General rules 104 - answerLive Line Tools
a. All work requiring the use of live line tools shall be performed in accordance with
applicable Accident Prevention Rules.
b. All live line tools shall be approved by the OU before being put into use. No
alterations shall be made without approval.
c. Live line tools shall be visually inspected for defects before use each day. Tools to be
used shall be wiped clean and if defects are indicated such tools shall not be used.
d. Live line tools shall be taken out of service biennially for an inspection following OU
procedures.
General rules 109 - answerClothing/PPE
a. Employees shall wear approved clothing and foot protection at all times to minimize
work hazards and under any conditions as the supervisor in charge shall direct.
b. Employees shall wear approved head protection when working:
1. Where there is a risk of receiving head injuries from hazards such as flying or falling
objects, electric shock and burns, or other overhead hazards.
2. On poles, structures, or when in an aerial device (for example, Bucket truck, pin on
platform, or crane basket).
3. In switch yards.
4. High voltage rubber gloving or hot sticking work, listed in the Arc Flash Manual, can
be done with an approved arc rated balaclava and goggle kit
General rules 123 - answerTransportation
a. When operating a brake equipped trailed vehicle, brake test shall be made on the
towing vehicle each time the trailed vehicle is coupled or uncoupled and shall include
visual inspection of brake hoses and couplings, and an actual test of all possible braking
combinations.
b. Before starting to move a vehicle either forward or backward, the driver shall
determine that no person or object is in the path of the vehicle.
c. Employees shall not ride on pole dollies, trailers, fenders, running boards, side rails,
or on top of vehicles.
, d. Employees shall ride in the space provided therefore in Company vehicles and shall
not ride with their legs hanging out of the rear or side of any vehicle.
e. Employees shall remove their climbers before riding in a vehicle.
f. All sharp tools, such as saws, chisels, axes, knives, and so forth, carried on vehicles
shall be so stored or guarded to prevent injury.
g. Before proceeding, drivers shall make certain that all loads are properly secured, that
riders are properly located to prevent falling from the vehicle, and are not exposed to
hazards from shifting loads
General rules 124 - answerParking
a. Drivers shall comply with state and local parking regulations except when exemption
therefrom is granted for work involving construction, operation, removal, or repair of
utility facilities. Vehicles parked under the foregoing special conditions must be
protected by specified warning devices.
b. When any motor vehicle is parked on a grade, the operator shall turn the front wheel
against the curbing, set the emergency brake, and place the transmission in gear or
parking position. Chocks, where provided, shall be used where there are no curbs, or
where other conditions require.
c. The operator shall not leave the controls of any vehicle or mobile equipment parked
in such a position that it might coast or freewheel from its parked position.
General Rules 125 - answerVehicle Booms, Ladders, and Lifts
a. Drivers of vehicles equipped with booms used for setting or removing poles, truck
mounted ladders, mechanical or hydraulic lifts, hole diggers, or similar equipment, shall
not drive with such equipment in an elevated or partially elevated position. Provided,
however, this shall not preclude the movement of vehicles so equipped at the same job
location with the boom in an elevated or partially elevated position.
b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph a. above, special equipment for
which a valid variance permit has been secured from the proper governmental agency,
and which has been individually approved by the superintendent or manager in charge,
may be operated with the boom in a partially elevated position or projecting beyond the
vehicle while traveling on streets or highways.
c. Riding in the basket, bucket or pin on platform of an aerial lift truck which is traveling
between work locations is not permitted. Employees may ride for short moves at the
work location to reposition the truck for a better boom angle, but only with the boom in