With thanks to one of our subscribers, I find that my quote from OSHA 1910.399, 2004, does not exist in today's 1910.399.
My earlier message quoted from the definition of "approved for the purpose." This definition seemed to allow any "organization concerned with product evaluation" to determine that the equipment was suitable for the purpose. When I go to today's OSHA web page for 1910.399, I find that "approved for the purpose" no longer is in the list of definitions. So, I stand corrected. The law has no provision for the employer, as an organization, to, independently, determine the safety of electrical equipment. The only option is "Acceptable," definition 3. This requires testing by the equipment manufacturer and requires the test data to be kept by the employer. See: http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id =9976 You can read all of the OSHA electrical regulations at this web site: http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id =10135 I apologize for my mistake. Best regards, Rich - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
