Doug,
Please elaborate regarding your statement "I eventually won in the
end, but it was not easy. "
I've run across this OSHA loophole as well and I am curious to find
out what made it go your way.
Was the telco equipment Customer Premise as well as CO?
Eric Petitpierre
Pulsecom
Herndon, VA
[email protected]
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Subject: Re: OSHA-29 CFR 1910 Subpart S
Author: [email protected] (Doug McKean) at SMTP
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Date: 2/5/97 12:13 PM
Appreciate this point being raised.
When doing Safety testing for telco equipment,
I ran into this little gem from a VP when having
read the following, didn't want to hear anything else ...
"1910.302(a)(2) Not covered. The provisions of 1910.302
through 1910.308 of this subpart do not cover:
(iv) Installations of communication equipment under the
exclusive control of communication utilities, located
outdoors or in building spaces used exclusively for such
installations."
Since CO offices usually run on 48vdc, completely seperate
from the public mains, I was told to NOT test the equipment.
I eventually won in the end, but it was not easy.
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